My God, you are the artist, The Sculptor who fashioned me One long-ago day, And loves me somehow Despite my fissures and flaws In clay...

Henri Nouwen is a writer whose work strikes a chord with me. With humility, compassion, and authenticity he writes about the deeper...

As darkness recedes, Three gray-cloaked does, Pick their dainty way among the leaves, Stop, turning east, Watching, Waiting, Giving...

The voices of the world are loud and showy. These voices lie to us saying that who we are and what we have are not enough. Images flash...

Father God, We pray for the war in Ukraine to cease. Comfort those who fear, and protect those in danger. We pray for peace so that...

As I drink my robust brew, light lances through the murky trees in my window view. Creation's testament reads true. Caffeine mirrors the...

Wild geese haunt the twilight sky On each All Hallows' Eve, Calling out their keening cry, Joining with those who grieve. Saluting the...

My heart is present before you like a candle flame pulsing in the darkness. Morning has dawned. Last night's rain stains the ground,...

Earlier in the week, on my day off, the day I consider my “Sabbath”, I was empty and depleted. I had not slept enough the night before. I...

This morning I planted two Russian Sage shrubs in my garden. I love flowers that give an airy cottage-garden ambience while attracting...

Born with the God-spark, woven in the womb-dark. Children of humanity, corrupted with vanity. Trading Kingdom capacity for intellectual...

"The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint...even fools are thought wise if they keep silent."~Proverbs 17:27-28 We live in a...

A sponge is a useful tool. It’s great for cleaning up messes and wiping up spills. One property that makes it work so well is its absorbency