Peace seems so elusive in this fractious neighborhood where you have placed me— that is, when I contemplate the dirt and hurts and screams of metal and motors and crowds. But when I turn my heart east to the Rising Son and fix my inner eyes on light and rainbows, my inner ears on theContinue reading “Peace Inside the Noise”
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New Housekeeping
Sweeping and dusting will never be enough. Redecorating schemes are all disasters: mock renewals, clever coverups. I need an undivided heart: no padlocked chambers set aside for resident anger, no halls of hard-core selfishness, no darkened corners for illicit pleasures. Instead, give me one room, round and filled with light, walls scrubbed crystal clean, whollyContinue reading “New Housekeeping”
Come Away to the Mountain!
“Come away to the mountain!” Yahweh said. And Abraham did it, feeling deep dread, hope hanging dark on a covenant thread – knowing the mount was for sacrifice, blood thrumming out the desperate price of coming close to God. “Come away to the mountain!” It was a call that brought Moses up high forty longContinue reading “Come Away to the Mountain!”
The Challenge of Love and Justice
If his love is as high as the sky and beyond and his wisdom deeper than the sea, why am I so hesitant to trust him? It has to be that I don’t get it. I cannot wrap my mind around infinity. Since his love goes on forever, with no end,always strong, rooted in hisContinue reading “The Challenge of Love and Justice”
He Comes Through
When your hands are tied, when you’re powerless and at the mercy of circumstance, that’s when God excels. His strong hand of action is waiting to move; he has the authority to conquer in every situation. He is paying attention,he never stops working.His strength is truly sufficientto accomplish anything.When you’re at a loss,just turn toContinue reading “He Comes Through”
The Legacy of Chalet Shalom
It grips my heart every time we return to Chalet Shalom: the essence of loved ones that lingers on in what they left behind. They are gone. But it’s their song they carefully recorded here in this lakeside home, built and put together as a legacy for us. And that it is. This space isContinue reading “The Legacy of Chalet Shalom”
That Unnoticed Pulsating Joy
You start a new day feeling neutral: much to do, energy low. Where is joy? But then you feed on the Bread of Life, contemplating the words of the Son, and strength infuses your soul. You bow your heart to the Holy One,grateful and reaching out in praise,remembering all he’s done for you,all that heContinue reading “That Unnoticed Pulsating Joy”
My Psalm of Praise
I will sing about you and to you, Yahweh, worshiping you in good times and hard times.When I tell others how you have acted on my behalf,may those with little hope be encouraged to trust you.May their faces light up with hope and joy!So come, friends! Let’s lift him up in praise, let’s sing!He hasContinue reading “My Psalm of Praise”
Magnify!
“Magnify the LORD!” they said, “Exalt his name together!” “Which name?” I asked, to understand this better. ‘He has a great collectionall explaining his perfection!”And “magnify?” Can I make lettersbigger, clearer, bright and legible?I stretch out the arms of my soulholding a magnifying glass,straining to understandthe many pieces of the whole:the essence of the Trinity,graciousContinue reading “Magnify!”
Morning Praise
As I wake up to morning— to the last bat ping, first bird song, paling of the sky— let my heart wake up to you, open wide to take in light, listening for the welcome in your voice and then breaking into praise! Is praise the first impulse that sunrise and a new morning bringsContinue reading “Morning Praise”
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