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Tag Archives: prayer
The prayer of Lazarus
The prayer of Lazarus, silent by necessity. Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer
Tagged Adam, creation, death, Lazarus, mortality, prayer, Year A Lent 5
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The Holy Name
The Feast of the Holy Name, January 1, 2017 In the very name of Jesus is our prayer. The name, which was not chosen by his parents but given to them as a sign when his birth was announced by … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Days, lectionary reflection, sermon
Tagged Jesus, new year's resolutions, prayer, ritual
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Shoulder season
The Spirit keeps reaching, gripping my shoulders, telling me to sit, stay a while. Over my shoulder, promising, promising soon, soon, surging on to one more thing, I feel the snag of her fingers between my bones, aching from raking … Continue reading
So you want to give thanks …
… but you do not want to deny your grief, for the loss of life, and love, and hope that you have suffered. You want to give thanks, but you are afraid of becoming faithless, betraying your pain. It is … Continue reading
Prayer and empty air
A sermon for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost, October 30, 2016 Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4, Psalm 119:137-144 or Isaiah 1:10-18, Psalm 32:1-8, 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12, Luke 19:1-10 On Friday morning, I went to the new Old Fort steps at the Rocky River Metropark. They carry visitors … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, prayer, sermon
Tagged dendrites, Jesus, Luke 19:1-10, prayer, Year C Proper 26, Zacchaeus
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The view from the top
empty light shuffling shadows fall out unseen if you never look down
Posted in haiku, lectionary reflection, poetry, sermon preparation
Tagged climbing trees, denial, prayer, Year C Proper 26, Zacchaeus
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Where is God?
Where is God in this parable? God is the one holding up a mirror to us through our own prayers. Continue reading
