In morning prayer today, my friends and I centered our lectio time on Psalm 25:1-10. The verses that shimmered for me were from the beginning of verse 5: “Ease me down the path of your truth. Feed me your word” (The Voice). I sank into silence to be met by images of being fed. I [...]

Growing up, Christmas was all about the presents piled under the tree. My favorite childhood Christmas was the year I unwrapped a brand-new pair of ice skates, a record player for my collection of 45’s, and “The Complete Sherlock Holmes.” Heaven! I still enjoy prettily wrapped presents under the tree. But these days my favorite [...]

“Our vocation is not only to do what the Word told us to do but also to say what the Word told us to say, until the whole world is transformed by the news.” Barbara Brown Taylor, When God is Silent Is there anything more beautiful than a walk in the woods in the middle [...]

Heel, toe. Heel, toe. Heel, toe. Amazing, how such a small, controlled movement on my part puts the swing in motion. Heel, toe. Heel, toe. Heel, toe. It’s a matter of moments before my heart rate matches the rhythm of the swing, my spinning thoughts calm, and my tense muscles relax. I’ve entered another realm. [...]

We watch the moon rise, Mommy and me. Outside, she saw it coming. She crashed through the screen door to fetch me, grabbing my hand and hurrying me up Benton Avenue for a better view. It hangs at the end of the street, a giant peach in the night sky, bigger than a house—bigger than [...]