Blow, Oh Holy Bellows: a poem for Pentecost
Blow, oh holy bellows of God,Whoosh into our dying embersand revive our tongues of fire.Drive the blackened ash from our neglected hearth,and transform our cind...
Category: prayer
A corner of morning light
{a morning prayer} Lord, wake all of me into your light today. Steal into every hidden corner and slumbering chamber with the day-beckoning of grace. Wash my dr...
Angels of Advent: Zacharias
The Angel Appearing to Zacharias, William Blake, 1799-1800 By luck of the lot it seems, I am here. Carrying with me the burning desires of a nation, and my own ...
prayer :: God of unfurled leaves
God of unfurled leaves, cast your cloak of green over our weathered shoulders. Whisper to us in the rustle of shimmering branches. Let your countenance shine in...
Psalm 1: Riverside Prayer
After a lengthy hiatus, I am drawn back into the Book of Psalms, to mediate and to pray my way through this rich heritage. I am especially pulled by the psalms ...