Name Prayers

Here is a simple way to draw prayers for others. Take a colored marker and write or print the person’s name. Take a dark pen and outline the name. If it’s in script, outline the outsides and then the insides. Add other markings and doodles to the...

Actually

Actually, the word actually drives me crazy. It must be the most popular word of 2009-2010. Radio and TV commentators say it; my friends say it; and I say it. We polka-dot every other sentence with the word. “Actually, we weren’t in town last...

Looking and Seeing Prayer

Spring in Memphis is like a miles-long altar decorated for Easter Sunday. Azaleas, dogwoods, tulips, and redbuds are in full bloom in yards, on median strips and along the highway. In a grouchy and sad mood earlier this week, I plopped down on a front porch chair and...

Prayer for a Young Mother

A young mother in our parish is in surgery today. This is a prayer for her and the family members I know. Imagine invisible blossoms and prayers for the ones I do not know. God is with you, Jenny. Sybil MacBeth...

Who’s in My Bed?

One way I test my spiritual well-being is to notice how many people have crawled into bed with me at the end of the day. If it’s just my husband Andy I’m in pretty good shape. But if the phantasms of many others are clinging onto me and taking up precious...