The Word
For Sunday, January 4, 2014 – John 1:1-18 “In the beginning,” John says, “was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” Like a minstrel, John sings out across the ages, gathers us again at the first fires of creation and draws us into the unfolding story: “What has come into […]
Ending and Beginning
For Sunday, December 28, 2014 – Luke 2:22-40 They did not stay in the Christmas moment long, just resting in the glow of the child, precious symbol of hope and longing. We too now shift abruptly from the wonder of the baby, the holy child, prince of peace, who has planted the seeds of perfect shalom among us, back to a […]
Becoming Christmas
For December 21, 2014 – Luke 1:26-38 Even if one of the women hadn’t nearly delivered her seven-pound baby girl right on the front porch, I surely would have been writing this poem. A poem about ill-timed gifts and no place like home and what a fine mess we’ve got into this time. A poem about […]
Not the Light
For Sunday, December 14, 2014 – John 1:6-8, 19-28 When John is asked, Who are you? he answers with a string of nots. He is not the Messiah, nor is he Elijah the prophet. He is also not the light. What we know about who we are is aided by knowing who we are not. In our current darkness, as much as we […]
