Until- a Franciscan poem
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 our connection
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…
My dog questions clothes- a prayer of questions
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…
friendship
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…
The stewardship of what goes into me
Last night I had friends over for dinner. I had prepared a five course Thai dinner including dim sum, beef satay in lettuce wrap, a soup course (which I…
the stewardship of our thoughts
During "the monastery years" as I have come to call them, we used to joke among the brothers about the steel mullions on the windows of our cell. The monks…
on not being God
The Rood screen of the Cathedral is the wrought iron screen which separates the congregation from the high altar and is so called because the Saxon word for Cross was…
the stewardship of our stress
The sanctuary lights remain lit in the cathedral to represent the presence of Christ in the wine and bread nearby. Fire has long had a place in churches and temples all…
the stewardship of beauty
It is nearly impossible to underestimate how tired, grieving, regretful, even despairing people are when they walk into the church for worship. There is, of course, great joy and…
The Stewardship of Friendship
Friendship is the great stewardship frontier of our time. So much would go well if we did friendship well. It is interesting to me that we go back and forth…