A Psalm for One Unsure of Praise
How can I forget the Lord’s mercy?How can I live as if his forgiveness is fleeting? The sunset reminds me to put the day to rest.The sunrise reminds me to …
A Psalm for Those Who Love
Lord, when will the ice melt?Oh Lord, when will it be absorbed into the ground like a dog’s urine?For centuries, the ground has been saturated with blood that never should …
It’s hard to work when the world is shattering
Like thousands of others, I’m at home today instead of in my office. I have a lot of work to do, things I’ve just not been able to get to …
Some times
(turn your phone landscape) Some times words just jump into your headYou don’t know what they meanBut somehow they make sense Like love – you’ll think you’re going crazy but …
Reflections on Moving
“I don’t want to go to school.” “Why don’t you want to go to school.” “Because…because school is not my jam.” As I repeated her words back to her, I …
I think I should say no.
When my second child was three weeks old, I started taking a writing course. Why? Because I needed to do something during my maternity leave. I’d found an in-person course …
Presence
This isn’t the type of presence I’ve been trying to embrace for almost 16 years of clergy life, the type that feels impossible after 3 deaths and 2 funerals, or …