Consider the Plants, Week 3: Sacrifice Caught in a Thicket
Prayer of the Day Oh God-who-sees us in all our extremity and need. Open our eyes to see your provision and grace, even when it requires us to turn around […]
Consider the Plants, Week 2: Ishmael Under a Bush
Prayer of the Day God of All Creation, we thank you for the companionship of plants throughout our lives. In times of distress, give us the courage to cry out. […]
Consider the Plants, Week 1 : The Oaks of Mamre
Introduction Last spring, I read Debbie Blue’s book Consider the Birds.1 Each chapter explores one kind of bird – its diet, its habitat, its cultural significance, its vulnerabilities. It also […]
Jesus the Gardener
In the Gospel of John’s account of the resurrection, Mary Magdalene mistakes the risen Jesus for the gardener. But that doesn’t really feel like a mistake at all. A gardener, […]
Looking in Hope
I created the piece “Looking in Hope” for a friend who asked for a prayer painting to hang on her child’s bedroom wall. I have often thought of Psalm 91 […]
Breath of God
As I exhale deeply with the knowledge that Holy Week is upon us there is a hymn that has been rattling in my mind: Breathe on me breath of God, […]
Ashes to Ashes
Ashes to ashes Dust to dust – Homes destroyed By earthquakes Now covered in dust.
Beatitudes for Clergy for a New Year
Blessed are you who are showered with gifts and cards and gratitude this holy season, for your worth is known far and wide. Blessed are you whose people greet Pastoral […]
Communion Setting for Advent
The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It […]
