COVID Confessions 1

COVID Confessions 1

Sheltering-at-home brings out my best character assets and my worst character defects. It also heightens my temptation to draw conclusions and impose meaning when confessing and observing might be more honest and real. In this post and several more are some of my...
Holy Saturday Prayers for the World

Holy Saturday Prayers for the World

Holy Saturday The blackest day The emptiest day The sorriest day The silent-as-a-grave day The hold-your-breath day The candles-barely-shed-a ray day The waiting day The no-word-from-God day The hope-slides-into-hopeless day The call-it-quits day The please, Lord,...
Good Friday Prayers for the World

Good Friday Prayers for the World

It was on Good Friday and all in the morning They crucified our Savior and our Heavenly King And was not this a woeful thing And sweet Jesus we’ll call him by name These words are from a traditional English carol called And All in the Morning. (If you receive these...
Holy Thursday Prayers for the World

Holy Thursday Prayers for the World

  It was on Holy Thursday and all in the morning They plaited a crown of thorns for our Heavenly King And was not this a woeful thing And sweet Jesus we’ll call him by name. These words are from a traditional English carol called And All in the Morning. (If you...
Calendars Redux + 2 More for Lent

Calendars Redux + 2 More for Lent

Today is the first day of Lent, Ash Wednesday. The pancakes from last night’s suppers are gone and promises for Lenten disciplines have been made. There is still time to download a calendar template or two and follow a doable, visual path through Lent. Here are...