Being Open – Aug. 31, 2021
“Sometimes we may be open but not have much room to receive, due to the inner clutter that junks up and crowds our mind and heart. This clutter claims a lot of mental and emotional space and keeps us from receiving the good things we need. Just as our bodies breathe in oxygen and breathe […]
Let My Anger Tell the Truth – Mar. 9, 2021
Inhale: Let my anger tell the truthExhale: Let my rage protect the holy. –Cole Arthur Riley, Black Liturgies
I Need to Breathe Deeply – Oct. 14, 2020
Eternal Friend,grant me an easeto breathe deeply of this moment,this light,this miracle of now.Beneath the din and furyof great movementsand harsh newsand urgent crises,make me attentive stillto good news,to small occasions,and the grace of what is possiblefor me to be,to do,to give,to receive,that I may miss neither my neighbor’s giftnor my enemy’s need. Precious Lord,grant […]
Breathe Into Me – Oct. 12, 2020
O God, empty me of angry judgments,and aching disappointments,and anxious trying,and breathe into mesomething like quietnessand confidence,that the lion and the lamb in memay lie down togetherand be led by a trustas straightforward as a little child. Catch my pride and doubt off guardthat, at least for the moment,I may sense your presenceand your caring,and […]
