I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. As the eyes of a servant look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us mercy. …
Sunday Prayer 29
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner. Early morning black skies hang around like hard shields of ice, cold and impersonal. Warm my still soul, oh Lord, in Your glorious light. Awaken my heart and mind with Your breath upon me, making me more than dull dust. [This is part …
Sunshine dust motes: a poem prayer
Breeze blows dust, dangling decayed life - Not quite alive but still vibrant - in Surrounding sun streams. May my dull, decaying life also Regain vitality - lingering In Your light - Refracting life In variegated glory.
Christ Speaks in Stories
This from Christian Wiman in his moving book My Bright Abyss: Meditation of a Modern Believer. Christ speaks in stories as a way of preparing his followers to stake their lives on a story, because existence is not a puzzle to be solved, but a narrative to be inherited and undergone and transformed person by person. …
Prepare (discussion questions)
Here are the discussion questions that accompany my message, "Prepare," from this past weekend at Eastbrook Church. This is the first part of our series, "Appearing." The text for this week is Luke 3. Discussion Questions: What are some of your traditions for preparing for Christmas? What special preparations are you making this year? This week …
