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The Coming
Beginning on the First Sunday of Advent, November 30, I will be blogging daily, reflecting on the liminal season of Advent, the sacredness of everyday life, and the mystery of the light that shines in the darkness. You can subscribe… Continue reading
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Stumbling into the Sacred
a single pane of glassframes the not yet springbranches intricate curvesforming pleasing and jagged patternsthe negative space a contrasteven in the dulland sunless afternoonI stillbreathand attention caughtsnagged by the bare twigsand I know I am looking at promise and powerI… Continue reading
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Not yet
all the colors of the rainbow with pointed tips await my hand but I’d rather linger within this glimpse of their sun enhanced intensity and possibility Continue reading
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Giving Way
This God is our God for ever and ever,and shall be our guide for evermore.Psalm 48:13 I hear the hum of the washer and I see the fallen leaves from a house plant that need to be swept up and… Continue reading
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Sabbath Lent
As we begin the Lenten Journey this year, I am in the midst of a sabbatical. My beloved congregation of St. Luke’s sent me off in January with a celebratory cake (we love cake at my parish) decorated with the… Continue reading
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Gift in the Bleakness
Christmas Eve Be still, then, and know that I am God.I will be exalted among the nations;I will be exalted in the earth.Psalm 46:11 My morning devotions are accompanied by snow, and I imagine myself within the scene of In… Continue reading
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Pattern of salvation
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent For God alone my soul in silence waits; from the One comes my salvation. Psalm 62:1 The sun shines brightly, its brilliance magnified as it reflects off the snow. Yet the warmth it… Continue reading
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What am I doing
Saturday of the Third Week of Advent Feast of St. Thomas I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.… Continue reading
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Mastering getting ready
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving and make good your vows to the Most High. Psalm 50:14 I sit in the quiet room in the late evening, the space lighted only by… Continue reading
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Radiance
Wednesday of the Third 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. Therefore… Continue reading
Anne E. Kitch 