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Help Me Rise Above (an Ascension prayer)

Help Me Rise Above (an Ascension prayer)

When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up...
Between the Words (Five Poems)

Between the Words (Five Poems)

In celebration of National Poetry Month, here are five poems that awaken my sense of the Divine Presence in the world around me and in my life.   WILD GEESE — Mary Oliver (American, 1935-2019) You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for...
Thomas and the Twin-Lens of Faith

Thomas and the Twin-Lens of Faith

Thomas answered him, “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28) ONE OF THE READINGS in many churches this coming Sunday is from John’s Gospel, wherein the surprising and risen Jesus shows up to the disciples in a pair of different instances a week apart. In both...
The Open Door to Gratitude (Psalm 111)

The Open Door to Gratitude (Psalm 111)

Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them… The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. (Psalm 111:2, 10)   READING PSALM 111, the takeaway is that we live and breathe as guests in this majestic, amazing, and wonder-full world...