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Prayers with Faithful Trees on Easter 6c
“There are more life forms in a handful of forest soil than there are people on the planet,” notes forester Peter Wohlleben in his book, The Hidden Life of Trees. Indeed, there should be more stories about trees than about humans.… Continue reading
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Confession Seeking Grace and Peace for Easter 2c
Here, in these strange words that begin this Easter season in Revelation 1:4-8, you have a choice between the emperor and all that he stands for or the faithful witness, the firstborn from among the dead, and the ruler of… Continue reading
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Wilderness Communion for Lent
In the wilderness of Lent, we need nourishment. We need to know that God is with us and to go as far as to taste and see that goodness of relationship. That is what communion offers. Or maybe it’s just… Continue reading
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Wilderness Prayers for Lent
Six more weeks of wintered trudgingthrough a wilderness bereft of alleluias. The poet describes Another Lent beginning in a wilderness without any sort of praise. There is no joy because it doesn’t feel like anything matters. It is all dust.… Continue reading
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Litany for the Birth on Christmas
It was raining all today and I was generally uninspired but sat my butt down in the chair and wrote the liturgy for Christmas Eve. Though I’m currently serving a congregation as an interim pastor, I was hired after I’d… Continue reading
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