Rest begins with things undone.
I sit down and every undone task joins in a Siren call:
Tag: Imitation of Christ
Manger Song
When we find our wells of Peace have run dry
The world, within and without, misaligned
Into despair, the Incarnate Child
Brings his Hope and his Way Continue reading “Manger Song”
Repeat the Sounding Joy
There are many beautiful traditions to love at Christmastime: nights alight with dazzling displays, neighbors sharing family favorite treats, music evoking decades gone by, candlelit churches keeping vigil in song, gifts that bring delight and joy.
But every once in a while I wonder… why is it that I love Christmastime so much?
Is it the pumpkin spice lattes and repetitive playlists? Are we really that enamored of turkey that never gets done cooking at the right time or kids hyped up on sugar?
The Weight of Love
1.
Your love, O Lord, has substance I can feel,
A weight that holds this anxious wand’rer still,
Arrested by the strange, forgotten peal
Of heart-strings played at their Creator’s will.
Joy in the Narrow Way
Joy.
Spirit, you promised me joy!
And I know better than to pretend that
joy
stands alone,
but my heart is heavy in my chest. Continue reading “Joy in the Narrow Way”
A New Humanity
The battle is raging, will you take my hand? Are you afraid? ‘Cause I know I am “What will they gain?” “What could you lose?” “Life or Death!” The world makes us choose “Live for your rights!” “Die for the cause!” When we cease to be human, all hope is lost Jesus looks us in […]
The Beginning of the End
The beginning of eternal life is the end of our rights! The right to enjoy possessions without reference to others, The right to decide our own path, declare our own fate, The right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, The right to have our needs met when and how we want, The right […]
The Joyful Burden
Inspired by Luke 9:23-27 and John 12:1-8 The life of the disciple is a spectacle – a strange and offensive thing, a thing we ‘ought to be ashamed of’. And yet the disciple lives this way in plain sight, no humiliation of devotion hidden, every unjustifiable cost exposed. This is the way of our Master, […]
In Pursuit of More 