The first candle
As the darkest night approaches, we look for the single candle in the dark. Hope. We see it faintly on the horizon, beckoning winter weary hearts. We draw near ...
Month: November 2010
don’t clear the table
My first impulse is to clear the table. Things should be a little tidier, don’t you think? Last night’s dishes, this morning’s now cold coffee...
Solomon’s echo
Yahweh be with me,Uncontainable God, dwell with me. Let these words rise to open ears,let them be near to You. Open Your eyes toward me,for You have placed Your...
I remember
Today I remember… That we cannot pretend there is no such thing as sin,that it does not grip and destroy hearts and nations. That the capacity for evil exists w...
Letters to Arden – November 10, 2010
Dear Arden, Today I am struck by the very fact of your existence. It’s crazy to think that not so long ago you didn’t even exist! And now you’re here, a living ...