O God, make us children of quietness, and heirs of peace. By St. Clement of Alexandria, early teacher and apologist for the faith.
Still
In our frenetic world, many of us struggle to find time to do all that must be done in a pace that doesn’t break us. Rest is sometimes a word with which we have a love/hate relationship. The prophet Elijah was a godly person who struggled at a particular season of his life with these …
Saturday Prayer 21
My mind races ahead and lurches forward Like a fly trapped inside a house it leaps and rushes from one thought to another I want to be still and know that You are God But at the same time I check my watch and think about what's next Bring me to a place of peace …
Talking in Whispers
This week has been an interesting one for me. After coming down with a cold last week, I strained my voice and have been unable to talk in much more than a hoarse whisper the last few days. I've been thinking about my use of words and my voice a lot these past few days. …
His Voice Singing Love Over Us
There are portions of the Bible that the church has traditionally linked with the month-long time of preparation for the arrival of Christ's coming at Christmas called Advent. One of those is Zephaniah 3:14-20. While not many of us have likely spent much time in the Old Testament prophet Zephaniah, one of my favorite statements …
Matthew Erickson 