Then Jacob woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not know it!” And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” So Jacob rose early in the morning, and […]
Devotionals
Divine Space
Lead me in your truth, and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation, for you I wait all day long. Psalm 25:5 An important part of my faith journey has been learning to make space for the holy and divine. I became a Christian in my mid-twenties and at the same time […]
Enough Space
“Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?” Then he will answer them, “Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do […]
Steinway of Grace
They were all under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres for the service of the house of God. I Chronicles 25:6 And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. […]
Perceive It
I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
Refugees
“Make up your mind,” Moab says. “Render a decision. Make your shadow like night— at high noon. Hide the fugitives, do not betray the refugees. Isaiah 16:3 Most of us came to this country from somewhere else, whether in search of a better life or against our will. In a sense, most of us are […]
The King’s Highway
A highway shall be there, and it shall be called the Holy Way; the unclean shall not travel on it,* but it shall be for God’s people;* no traveller, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there, nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it; they shall not be found there, […]
Sanderling on the Beach
And God said, ‘Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.’ So God created the great sea monsters and every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm, and every winged bird of every kind. And God […]
Still and Balanced
“Reflect for a moment on the benefit of a mind that has balance and equanimity and feel in yourself what a gift it would be to bring a peaceful heart to your own life and to the world around you…” Jack Kornfield I was listening to Jack Kornfield the other day mindful of the long […]
Spacious Skies
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. –Psalm 19:1 Photo credit: Art Norton How beautiful your spacious skies, O God our creator. Amen.