Sorrow, when it enters our day, often comes without warning. Uncomfortable and painful, it can be attached to regret, betrayal, or grief. Can it, at the same time, be beautiful? The Examen prayer is a meditation practiced by the ancient Stoics and then later popularized by Saint Ignatius and the Jesuits. Within the presence of […]
Death and Resurrection Go Together
9My passion is to be consumed with him 10And I continually long to know the wonders of Jesus more fully and to experience the overflowing power of his resurrection working in me. I will be one with him in his sufferings and I will be one with him in his death. 11Only then will I […]
Vista Prayers for the New Year
We are nearly a month into a new year and the days ahead still open wide before us. They seem to invite possibility and hope and a promise of time. But most of us get a few weeks in and find we are swallowed up in life and busyness and unexpected events. I?m trying an […]
Praying the Psalms
Many years ago, I began reading the Psalms. Daily. First thing, each morning. I can?t remember how it happened, though I do know it began during a long, difficult period of my life. It was God?s goodness that led me there. Along with countless people of God through the centuries, I?ve found the incredible blessing […]
Through God’s Lens
?I?m having difficulty seeing connections, knowing where you are leading, sensing your heart, capturing your perspective. Please help me see through your lens, Lord.? These words from my journal, especially the last sentence, reflect a common prayer for me in recent years. I long to see, if even in small measure, from God?s perspective and […]
Invitation to Rest
I have often jokingly said, ?busyness is my drug of choice.? The reality is, this is no joke. I have come to understand, busyness is one of the strategies I use to help me deny or ignore what I don?t want to deal with. And it works! The adrenaline rush of busyness can feel great […]
