August 2013

Psalm 139 O Lord, You have searched me out and You know. א. לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר יְהֹוָה חֲקַרְתַּנִי וַתֵּדָע: 2. You know my sitting and my rising; You understand how…

In Genesis, when Adam and Eve enter the Garden of Pleasantness (Eden) they are in perfection.  Nothing is wrong.  Everything is provided - which is, of course, the iconography of…

The cathedral chapter, Dean, and staff are nestled in a camp and conference center on a mountain in the Rockies called Cathedral Ridge. Being with them is healing.  They are, without…

  The clergy are on retreat on a mountain top in the Great Rocky Mountains. At a distance are views which make one's legs go weak.  Up close there are…

  As summer begins to fade into autumn, and the roses stand as sentries demanding stillness and enjoyment; it is easy to begin to switch gears.  I can feel it…

You think the trumpets are for God and they are. But as you sing your praises to God in heaven, heaven echoes them back to you a thousand fold. The…

  Until Who are You God that you would tinker with a fish until it grew legs to crawl from oceans? Who are You that You would tinker with a…

the stewardship of self-offering What does it mean to worship a God who's act of self-offering is central to our faith?  What does it mean for us to worship a…

Why do you look so worried? What's the big deal? I am siting here. I live to play and love. Why not follow my lead? You worry too much. Your…

At the end of a long and very good day at the annual retreat I found myself sitting in the moonlight of a nearly full moon, on a field, at…