Feb 16, 2022 | Life & Faith
Lord, have mercy on us all. We all want to be seen, right? Seen and recognized for our good work, achievements, gifts, and talents. We want people to look beyond our faults and recognize our needs, even when or if we do not see them ourselves. We want to be forgiven,...
Feb 2, 2022 | Life & Faith
Holy Jesus, we are not always good at loving ourselves. Forgive that shortcoming and strengthen our resolve to keep trying. Amen. If you were given a quiz and had to define or describe love, how would you respond? I have been thinking about that myself—what love is...
Jan 26, 2022 | Life & Faith
Loving God, help us to be gentle with ourselves so that we might be gentle with others and all of our wounds be healed. Amen. Triggers. I’m guessing that most people have a few whether we are conscious of them or not. Triggers are responses to unresolved pain and...
Jan 19, 2022 | Life & Faith
Holy Jesus, give us such awareness that we might know the glory of your presence and never be so bored, complacent, or afraid that we fail to live into the wonder-filled life you have given to us. Amen. “Oh wow! Look, Daddy—it’s snowming! It’s snowming!” – that’s...
Jan 12, 2022 | Life & Faith
I have been invited to co-officiate the wedding of Emily Crutcher and Adam Hall at Duke Chapel on Saturday, February 12th – Lord willing. This will be my first wedding of 2022, and I am excited because Emily is about as kind a soul as one could ever meet, and she has...
Jan 5, 2022 | Life & Faith
Blessed Jesus, thank you for joining our humanity and being in solidarity with all that we are. As you got in line with us, help us to also get in line with you and one another. Amen. I have been thinking a lot lately about my baptism that happened when I was 12 years...
