Latest Posts
-
Focus
The focus it takes to be a figure skater astounds me. Skating requires technique and artistry. It depends on hours of practice and conditioning. And like any sport, skating is a mental game as well physical. Once on the ice,… Continue reading
-
Mercy
I watch the shifting patterns of light on the ceiling, fascinated. I try to trace the source of the brightness, yet I can’t quite fathom its path. Is it moonlight interrupted by passing clouds, or ambient streetlight, or headlights from… Continue reading
-
The midst
The day begins in fog and so does my mind. Of all the days, this is the one I most yearn to spend in quiet, in prayer, in fasting, in closeness with God. I want the ashes on my forehead;… Continue reading
-
Light
I sit in the comfort of predawn, the only light emanating from the Christmas tree. Well, not the only light. There is the lingering light from the radiance of the young girl’s face as she reverently placed baby Jesus in… Continue reading
-
Enough
I arrive at the edge of the mystery hesitant and unfaithful. There is no mansion prepared in my heart to welcome the Christ child. Rather, the space around my soul is cluttered with mundane preoccupations and lists of preparations and… Continue reading
-
Infinite
May God be merciful to us and bless us,show us the light of the holy countenance and come to us.Psalm 67:1 When I first look out the window, I do not notice the sleet. Then it becomes heavier, the blobs… Continue reading
-
Incremental light
The longest night ushers me gently into the morning. Beginning today, as the side of the earth on which I live begins a slow turn toward the sun, the light will incrementally increase. It will not be a steady expansion,… Continue reading
-
Radiance
If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,” Darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to you are both alike. Psalm… Continue reading
-
Surrender
For behold, you look for truth deep within me, and will make me understand wisdom secretly. Psalm 51:7 “I’ll be honest shortly,” I text my spouse. To which he replies that this is a very funny autocorrect. What I meant… Continue reading
-
Faithfully imperfect
Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgivingand make good your vows to the Most High.Psalm 50:14 Today is the day my equanimity goes out the window. I’m pretty sure this happens every Advent, yet somehow I have managed to forget… Continue reading
Anne E. Kitch 