Never Hunger, Never Thirst
The crowds searched for Jesus, hoping for another miracle. The people search him out, seeking a miraculous sign.* Or rather, seeking yet another sign. And another. And then, maybe another, if you don’t mind. We keep asking for more and more of what we already have. We want to see again what we have been […]
Sunrise – Jan. 20, 2021
Sunrise, as you enter the houses of everyone here, find us.We’ve been crashing for days, or has it been years.Find us, beneath the shadow of this yearning mountain, crying here.We’ve been sick with sour longings, and the jangling of fears.Our spirits rise up in the dark, because they hear,Doves in cottonwoods calling forth the sun.We struggled with […]
Doorways – Jan. 4, 2020
We do not all choosethe same placeof beginning;not all doorwaysare meant for entry.And sowhen silence fallsacross the thresholdI have meant for welcome,may you,guardian of every passage,cast your shadowat my door. –Jan Richardson, Night Visions
