The Final Word
So many voices, so many words, so many messages and messengers; So many images, so many ideas, so many symbols and rituals; So many paths, so many quests, so many [...]
The Baptisms We Need
In the face of all that this world has become and endures: the death and destruction, the dirt and disfigurement, the division and disinterest, We need a baptism that will [...]
Small, Insignificant Things
We praise you, God, for small, insignificant things that through faithfulness and perseverance, bring about significant transformations. Amen.
Shocking Freedom
To our souls made brittle by constant score keeping You are the moisture that softens and washes the record clean; To our hearts exhausted from carrying the burden of [...]
Serving All
When it comes to serving, we all choose who it will be, Jesus; Some people are easy to serve: those we love, those who love us, those who are [...]
Overturning Tables
Truth be told, Jesus, There are lots of tables that need overturning in our lives; Beneath the veneer of respectability the tidy rows and neat regulations hide dark addictions and [...]
One
Like flame, heat and light; Like wind, breath and spirit; Like water, moisture and the quenching of thirst; You are one, O God. Your nature, Your Word and all [...]
O Come Emmanuel
Our world carries the scars of the way we live, Jesus; the preferential treatment given to the few who are wealthy and powerful and famous leaves the rest ignored and [...]
Messengers
Sometimes the world feels too silent, God; Not without sound, but without any sound that makes sense. In all the noise of human sin and pain, we miss the sound [...]
In Praise Of Small Things
We love large things, God; Grand entrances, Huge fanfares, Big events, Giant heroes and heroines Yet somehow, size doesn't always translate into meaningful, transforming life. And it seems, God, [...]