Anne E. Kitch

  • 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

  • Easter joy

    Easter Day Hallelujah! Sing to the Lord a new song; sing God’s praise in the congregation of the faithful. Psalm 149:1 Mary Magdalen at the TombDaniel Bonnell 2023ink on grocery bag Easter joy is the joy that comes in the… Continue reading

  • The morning after

     Holy Saturday Let my prayer enter into your presence; incline your ear to my lamentation. Psalm 88:2 the morning after comes heavy with the weight of death the reality of grief and shards of broken hope the morning after all… Continue reading

  • Emptying

    Good Friday My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? and are so far from the words of my distress Psalm 22:1 The emptying has begun of expectation of certainty of false hope empty altar empty cup and plate… Continue reading

  • Next

    Maundy Thursday I spread out my hands to you; my soul gasps to you like a thirsty land. Psalm 143:6 the next step is irrevocable the breath after that a gasp a choked cry at the tenderness displayed in the… Continue reading

  • Gracious space

    Wednesday in Holy Week   I would flee to a far-off place and make my lodging in the wilderness Psalm 55:8 The space around me is gracious open waiting expanding into sacred time which cannot be counted in minutes hours… Continue reading

  • Tears

    Tuesday in Holy Week Depart from me all evildoers, for the Lord has heard the sound of my weeping. Psalm 6:8 My journey approaches its end from moment to moment I step from one terrain to another The holy path… Continue reading

  • Collapse

    Monday in Holy Week Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful spirit. Psalm 51:13 collapse the entry point the gateway the threshold I cross into this holy week the beginning of the… Continue reading

  • Thirst

    Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent My soul is athirst for God, athirst for the living God; when shall I come to appear before the presence of God? Psalm 42:2 The rain is irregular and unremitting, coming in bursts,… Continue reading

  • Days ahead

    Friday in the Fifth Week of Lent Let me hear of your loving-kindness in the morning, for I put my trust in you; show me the road that I must walk, for I lift up my soul to you. Psalm… Continue reading