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  • Restfulness

    Saturday of the First Week of Advent  Turn again to your rest, O my soul. for the Lord has treated you well Psalm 116:6 I sink into the quiet of the pre-dawn morning, even as the comfortable sounds of the… Continue reading

  • Hope cast long

    Friday of the First Week of Advent Show me your marvelous loving-kindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at your right hand from those who rise up against them. Psalm 17:7 Although the outside air is held in a… Continue reading

  • Might

    Thursday of the First Week of Advent God delivered me from my strong enemies and from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. Psalm 18:18 As I scroll through my phone in the morning, checking my… Continue reading

  • The Practice of Yearning

    Wednesday of the First Week of Advent O God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;  my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you, as in a barren and dry land where there is no water. Psalm… Continue reading

  • Refuge

    Tuesday of the First Week of Advent But all who take refuge in you will be glad; they will sing out their joy for ever. Psalm 5:13 We walk in the brisk cold, our bodies warming with the steady movement.… Continue reading

  • Wanted: A Shield

    But you, O Lord, are a shield about me; you are my glory, the one who lifts up my head. Psalm 3:3 Advent has just begun and already I need to shield myself from the assaults of a world that… Continue reading

  • Be Bearers of the Light

    A Meditation on The Feast of William Temple November 6, 2024 Your word is a lantern to my feet and a light upon my path. (Psalm 119:105) I hear children on the athletic fieldacross from my house laughing and shouting… Continue reading

  • A Prayer for When Having a Day

    Oh God, Today has been a challenge. Technology has gotten the best of me. Bureaucracy has tried my patience. My attempts to right things seem powerless and, in the midst of my frustrations, I am led astray. I reach out… Continue reading

  • Good News and Governance

    Jesus came proclaiming the good news of God’s reign. What did this good news look like? Freedom from oppression, renunciation of evil, healing of broken bodies and troubled souls, walking the way of love. As baptized Christians, our ministry is… Continue reading

  • Moment of Remembrance

    Carleton College Reunion Multi-Faith Service June 16, 2024 What is a moment of remembrance? A moment can be the briefest bit of time. Or an exact point in time. Or even the appropriate time for doing something. And in the… Continue reading