Ordinary Friday? (A Poem for Holy Week)

Was it an ordinary Friday for some? Chores and meal prep? Betime stories and prayers? A typical Passover Maybe someone birthing a baby Some burying and grieving their dead Did they know? Were they caught up with the crush And rush of what’s happening to Jesus? What about those on the edges? In the country?

Joy for Fall: “Setting aside our doing”

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “God, brilliant Lord, Your name echoes around the world.”  Psalm 8:9 Setting aside our doing to be with God Sunset whispering pink threaded with blue and yellow What human might What effort Could out-do this temporal

Joy for Fall: Morning Sky (Psalm 116)

Scroll to the bottom for a link to listen to this post on our Some Comfort and Joy podcast! “Morning Sky” I never tire of the morning sky New artistry each day Clouds play with mountains Sometimes sunshine, rain At times blazing yellow, blinding white Others muted and shadowed A reminder of faithfulness In the steady rhythms

Ordinary Friday? (A Poem for Holy Week)

Was it an ordinary Friday for some? Chores and meal prep? Betime stories and prayers? A typical Passover Maybe someone birthing a baby Some burying and grieving their dead Did they know? Were they caught up with the crush And rush of what’s happening to Jesus? What about those on the edges? In the country?

Fall Reflection: Poem based on Psalm 19

“The heavens are telling the glory of God, and the firmament proclaims his handiwork.” -Psalm 19:1 Morning Sky I never tire of the morning sky New artistry each day Clouds play with mountains Sometimes sunshine, rain At times blazing yellow, blinding white Others muted and shadowed A reminder of faithfulness In the steady rhythms Uniqueness