Surrendering in God’s Love

In the tragic end of West Side Story, Chino shoots Maria’s beloved Tony. And Maria tearfully and vehemently […]

Envisioning a new day

Day by day . . . After the Pentecost The people gathered,  learning how to be the church […]

Earth Day Prayer

A prayer for the earth

BREATHE PEACE

Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.”

After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord.

Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.”

When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.”

Today’s Prayer

Intercessory prayer during the pandemic

Dry Bones Remembered

But even as we walk through a valley 
that is filled with the bones
of a former way of life, 
God, you are still with us
steadily filling us with holy breath.

A Prayer For Such a Time as This

Holy One, We trust that you have prepared us for such a time as this. Where there is […]

Three Simple Rules

Three Simple Rules in the face of evil. A devotional in dialogue with Matthew 4:1-11

Jumping In

I’m registered as an independent voter but made a contribution for the first time to a primary candidate […]

Connected prisms of creativity

Many of the spaces where we gather for Creator’s Haven retreats have exquisite chandeliers, connected prisms that join together to accentuate the beauty of one another . . . I sense a similar rhythm in the women who are gathered