This season has not yet ended though mandates are changing. There are enough voices that is saying it’s over even when another wave lurks. Here in Germany, it’s already here and it’s so hard to know what will come. There is a war being fought a few thousand miles from where I sit which makesContinue reading “Maundy Thursday Still in Coronatide”
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Pandemic Prayers for Proper 15B and 16B
I feel like I should be living with abundance but then I read this. Like every other parent, I am exhausted. I am tense with worry and trying like hell to make the best decisions fo my kids while still teaching them that there is wonder and glory in this world. It is, however, notContinue reading “Pandemic Prayers for Proper 15B and 16B”
Pandemic Prayers for Proper 14B
My colleague and friend, Sarah Lund, shared on Facebook the simple joys of making banana bread. She called it Banana Bread Therapy. That sounds right to me. I should add Sarah is also a talented and wise writer who offers her whole heart in writing about her own mental health and the struggles within herContinue reading “Pandemic Prayers for Proper 14B”
Pandemic Prayers for Proper 13B
We have moved into our home and there is now work being done to install new heaters in our very old building. The wall of the garden behind our home was a fortification built to protect the city from Napoleon. People hid from US bombs in the cellar that is now our storage in theContinue reading “Pandemic Prayers for Proper 13B”
Pandemic Prayers for Proper 12B
It happened again. I missed a week. I’m so sorry and I hope and pray that you found words to inspire and delight you in worship. There are so many good words out there right now and I’m honored to share in the creativity of this moment in even the tiniest way. Barn Geese WorshipContinue reading “Pandemic Prayers for Proper 12B”
Pandemic Prayers for World Communion Sunday
In the churches I’ve served, this was always a Sunday people looked forward to. It wasn’t a celebration that they remembered from childhood but it was something that has become meaningful and important. There was always careful planning to make bread, prepare special liturgy and even host special events after worship. The table was alwaysContinue reading “Pandemic Prayers for World Communion Sunday”
Small Pandemic Joys
It has been so long that this pandemic has gone on. I have lost count. I no longer care to count. I have yelled at my kids. I have been short. I have been unkind solely because I have been so isolated. My family is great. Yeah for family but I really miss people. AndContinue reading “Small Pandemic Joys”
Ingredients for Ascension Sunday Communion
As I was trying to fall asleep last night and the baby growing inside of me was kicking my insides with every bit of strength she’s got, I realized that I had agreed to preside over communion on Sunday. I thought briefly of winging it, but then I thought better of it. I love toContinue reading “Ingredients for Ascension Sunday Communion”
Cooking with Elsa 