Ash Wednesday

Most of my praying happens outside of a church building. But I don’t want to underestimate the power of a sacred physical space to create for  me an intense experience of prayer. I arrived at church at 7:30AM today to receive a smudge of ashes on my...

Valentine’s Day

My Valentine to God…. Drawing or doodling gives me a chance to spend time with God without my body complaining. It also creates a quiet space for me to just listen. I don’t need words for these prayers, but if words come I don’t chase them away. The...

Back to Blogging

This is my first post since December 31. For most of 2009 I wrote The Prayer Blog for the website The Purpose Driven Connection. As of today the posts are still accessible on the site. Six weeks away from blogging taught me six (more or less) things about blogging: 1)...