Loving Father, Creator Spirit, Thank you that you created all people. That you knit us together in our mother’s womb and placed a purpose on each person’s life. Thank you that there were no mistakes in your creation Thank you, God, that we have weeks like these where we can turn our focus to reconciliation.…
Though we need to weep your loss, You dwell in that safe place in our hearts, Where no storm or night or pain can reach you. Your love was like the dawn Brightening over our lives, Awakening beneath the dark A further adventure of color. The sound of your voice Found for us A new…
I wonder as I wander, out under the sky, how Jesus the Saviour did come for to die for poor ordinary people like you and like I; I wonder as I wander, out under the sky. When Mary birthed Jesus, ‘twas in a cow’s stall with wise men and farmers and shepherd and all. but…
And so we take the ragged fragments, the patches of darkness that give shape to the light; the scraps of desires unslaked or realized; the memories of spaces of blessing, of pain. And so we gather the scattered pieces the hopes we carry fractured or whole; the struggles of birthing exhausted, elated; the places of…
Companion of Hurting Hearts When my peace of mind and gentleness of heart slip away, hold my hand. When I lose sight of my worthiness and inherent goodness, hold my hand. When unrealistic expectations crowd out joy and satisfaction, hold my hand. When I forget to breathe in and listen to my inner being, hold…