A Walk by Rainer Maria Rilke

A Walk My eyes already touch the sunny hill. going far ahead of the road I have begun. So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp; it has inner light, even from a distance- and charges us, even if we do not reach it, into something else, which, hardly sensing it, we already are; […]

a fearful thing

My loving, kind, hilarious, and talented brother took his own life this week. Why and fuck are two words I continue to say at least once an hour. The tears flow as I think of his beloved wife and the days, weeks, and years ahead of her. My heart breaks as I think of my […]

simple prayers

I am enthralled with the New Zealand Prayer Book lately. It all started when my church posted The Lord’s Prayer in the liturgy. The quickly had me down the lovely rabbit hole of reading and reciting the prayers from this beautiful book. You can find a copy of it here online. A Call to Worship Holy […]

in the rain

My Japanese Magnolia is blooming. And it is finally raining. Two of my favorite things are happening at once, and it makes my heart so happy. Here are two poems or prayers I am enjoying right now during my morning practice with a few images of my Japanese Magnolia in the rain. A Blessing for […]

Gaudete Sunday

Today is Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday in Advent when we celebrate the hopeful cry, “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.” It is an interesting proclaim as we are in the middle of Advent’s darkness, isn’t it? How many of us, while in darkness and question and pain want to proclaim joy? For […]

deep breaths

On some days this world seems harsh and unloving. We have forgotten to listen to others, ourselves, and the Love that holds us all together. I have been sitting quietly with myself and reading some of the mystic mothers that wrote about our God… and writing prayers of my own. May you sit with these words […]