For those stepping out of parish ministry The rhythms are differentthis side of the pulpit. Like walking ashoreafter hoursor weeks on rocking waves,your sea legs may persist awhile,unsteadying your gaitand haunting your dreamswith the sensation of motionin the midst of unmoving crowds. You will look up at the night skyand forget you do not haveContinue reading “When You Stop Walking on Water”
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A Blessing for Those Beginning a New Ministry Appointment
to be read with the tongue positioned gently in the cheek May your car start easily and your keys turn smoothly to open the church doors;may your accompanist arrive early and your liturgist be on time.May you accurately gauge the height of chancel steps and the length of your robe,and may your microphone amplify yourContinue reading “A Blessing for Those Beginning a New Ministry Appointment”
Water Breaks
Another new year, another renewed commitment to writing. But this year I have a plan, and even with a baby on the way, I really will make it happen! Here’s a prayer-poem for the Baptism of Jesus, which is this Sunday. Water Breaks Frozen, it expands until it cannot be contained by pipes too fixedContinue reading “Water Breaks”
God of the Whirlwind (a prayer-poem from a safe distance)
Great, generative, expansive God,we live in this universe beyond comprehensionon a planet we sometimes think we own,and we narrow our vision to human-sized concerns:paychecks and home repair, love and betrayal,the silence of infertility or the chaotic clutter of children’s clamor.We forget how wide and unbending the continent,how vast and all-conceiving the sea.Yet our sacred storiesContinue reading “God of the Whirlwind (a prayer-poem from a safe distance)”
Holy Wholeness 