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

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

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

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 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

 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

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

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

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

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