Each morning and evening The dog and I walk together Up or down the road. We startle a rabbit Somewhere along the way. The rabbit bounds...

Let the noises fall away The chaos and clatter in my ears my brain my heart All this hubbub in my mind This turmoil in my spirit Let it...

When I wake up in the middle of the night Weighed down by news of illness, hate or war Let my worries be prayer That beloved one in the...

We are invited simply to be with God. ... Crawling up in the lap of Love, resting our head against Love’s breast, and taking comfort in...

"I never aspired to write a book for the Lenten season. I have always been so much more attracted to the softness of the season of...

We may be traveling in the wilderness, but we are not alone. We travel together, holding this sacred space for one another. And the Spiri...

There is this part of me That, if it were not For the singing of the Wood Thrush, Would feel so hopeless. There is this part of me That,...

There are forces that flow Through this universe. Forces of life, of death, of good, of evil. Today a person dies. Tomorrow a child is...

May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, and no cry of distress in our streets. -Psalm 144:14 Holy One, the walls have been...

Days run together And soon I don’t know ... Is it Wednesday or Saturday? We step through this disorienting, timelessness of social...

I was already a world-class worrier long before the current crises we face ... before the Coronavirus ... before the tornados hit my...

The chime sounded to begin an hour of silence. I started walking up the road, Trying to find silence in my churned-up monkey brain. Step,...

The Words of Her Mouth is a collection of 150 original psalms written by ten women who are Christian pastors and leaders representing...

Loving God, you are our peace; prepare our hearts for your coming. Forge the swords of bitterness into plows of blessing; till the soil...

Three deer, a blue heron, the call of a pileated woodpecker Welcome me home. The wind in the leaves, the ripples on the lake, the silence...

I have been content to be here in the mountains. Watching, walking, writing. What a gift to get away, to hold solitude. To sleep and wake...

This morning I saw wildflowers blooming, Rooted in the cleft of a rock. Petals waved like Delicate violet water spouts. How can it be?...

Be here. Now. In this place. Breathe in presence. Breathe out distraction. Listen deeply to Others, Self, Spirit. This is Holy Ground.

I hear the sound of breaking hearts. Tender, young hearts, open and hopeful, Facing betrayal from the church which formed them. Scarred,...

As soon as we laid eyes on you
 Our hearts rushed in, unprotected,
 Held captive by you
 With your bright, smiling eyes. Even with your...