Today, Lord, we hand them back,
four years older, and we pray, wiser
Prayer for a Grandson
In days to come you and I will have much to talk about;
and a lot of mischief to get into.
The Lord's Prayer (#3)
I try to keep up my speed, but I stumble over these words;
puzzled by these ideas: kingdom and your will
The Lord's Prayer (#2)
Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be your name;
we continue in a constant hurry, eager to get somewhere else
The Lord's Prayer #1
Our Father who art in Heaven we pray so quickly,
without so much as a pause to catch our breath
Ash Wednesday (March 2014)
Between dust becoming and dust returning,
what does this reminder insist of me today?
Alone with God - Counting my Blessings (March 2014)
Lord, it’s Sunday morning, and I’m at home;
the community is meeting, but I’m alone with you.
For Preachers (March 2014)
Lord, I don’t preach often these days,
so perhaps I’m just out of shape.
On Waiting - In a Hurry (March 2014)
God, for you a day is like a thousand years,
and a thousand years are like a day
For the Ukraine – A Prayer for Peace (March 2014)
We beg you for peace, we are so weary of war.
We appeal for those in danger, whose very lives are at stake.
For the Tears (March 2014)
The grief of remembering what is not,
but could have been.
Black Friday (Thanksgiving 2013)
One nation devoted to spending money
on things we believe will bring us joy.
For Angie and Daniel (October 2013)
Why dear God, do you get our expectations up,
only to dash our hopes against a rock?
Before a Bible Class (Summer 2013)
I’m reminded as I walk in, that whatever good may come out
will be from you, and you alone; not because of my talent or work.
Father's Day #2 (2013)
For the sake of those who cannot celebrate today,
but for whom today is a day of terrifying reminders.
Father's Day #1 (2013)
Our Father, who is in heaven:
A faithful presence, who never walks out on us.
On a Warm Summer's Evening - A Prayer for Rain (2013)
Lord, what a delight when we see lightning and hear distant thunder.
Raindrops slowing splattering the sidewalk, racing each other, faster and faster!
For the Beauty of the Earth (Summer 2013)
Lord, by your blessing
we are in your mountains;
The Knot at the End of the Rope (Summer 2013)
Lord, I can’t take it anymore, this life you’ve given is no gift;
but an unending experience of pain: a gift that just keeps giving.
To a God Who Laughs (Summer 2013)
Lord, is it wrong to give thanks
for a homerun, or a touchdown?