hope’s humble harbinger
In this icon in the reredos of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Denver, Jesus is being baptized by John the Baptist. John's arm is seen over Jesus' head with a…
a new song
(an image form the reredos of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, given by the Cathedral for its founding.) The most wonderful thing happened on Sunday. It was at the 11:15 celebration…
Lazarus’ Late Light
The reredos murals of Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Denver; given by Saint John's Cathedral. The raising of Lazarus. Lazarus' Late Light Light of light in the darknesses of death. You…
Fireflies
(Until Pentecost, The Daily Sip will be using images from a reredos which the cathedral gave to Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church when we planted her near the city.) Fireflies We…
Blessing
"O Sun behind all suns O Soul within all souls grant me the grace of the dawn's glory grant me the strength of the sun's rays that I may be…
Mentors and mystics
"Prayer or meditative practice is about being dis-membered in order to be re-membered." says my friend John Philip Newell, a celtic theologian and mentor. His book Listening to the Heartbeat…
discernment
If Kai and I walk out over the pasture behind our New Hampshire farmhouse, past the vegetable gardens and past the bee hives into the edge of the trees on…
friendship
Jesus says “I have called you friends.” (John 15) Saint Chrysostom translates this phrase as “I ran after your friendship.” In her stunning book “Wearing God” by Lauren Winner, she…
sitting well- a blessing for waiting on God
A blessing for those who wonder and wait May light fall on you in the darkness of wondering. May the waiting on God be an icon to willingness. May God…
She just sat there, quietly.
There is an old Zen story about a cobbler who was charged by his neighbors with stealing vegetables from the village garden. His angry neighbors ranted and raved about his…