No matter what, I have God. As I hear details of global conflict and of a friends’ suffering, as I embrace limitations of a pregnant body, as I steward deep…
prayer
God and His attention
Sitting amidst a congregation of people settling in for a Sunday service, I found myself overwhelmingly grateful that God can be intimately, entirely with me and everyone else in the…
resurrection prayer over coffee
After a few days of responding to tiredness poorly, and that sneaky monster of shame tempting to attack, these lines from Every Moment Holy inspire me out of the pit….
a prayer for those suffering and those fearful for those suffering
The news about Russia and Ukraine is really intense, isn’t it? Big. Overwhelming. Far away. But not. Every Moment Holy is extremely helpful to me in such moments. Be merciful,…
absence turns prayer into love
I have no shame: Every time I tear up. If he is going to be out of town for more than 36 hours, that pressure builds up in the back…
Ever find yourself lethargic in prayer for others?
I have a few friends encountering really big things — decisions, surgery, suffering — and while I can be present to listen or care or help them, which seems most…