I'm sitting on the edge of the bed    when Sophia steps out of my closet."Prayer time?" she asks, cheerfully. "Ha!" I say,    "I'm getting used to your sudden appearances.I barely jumped this time…    and why are you… Continue reading

Did you see that? God just glanced over at you–    and, oh, the look on that great, gracious face! Pride…and delight,    joy, tenderness, love… It's obvious you mean the world to them. God looks at you    and… Continue reading

Yes, all really appearing on T-shirts.I've been collecting these for a while,so here we go: —-     Am I perfect?    No.    But am I trying to be        a better person?    Also no. —-  … Continue reading

I wrote the following on my 10th day in the hospital,    August 10, 2022: Today a friend stopped by to visit;    he brought a card that read:         Know what I say            when I see… Continue reading

Sometimes,    unexpectedly,Joy rushes in,    overfilling me,pushing aside my bored, dusty ego    (with startling strength),and I AM,    in that moment,in the moment,    and all is present,and all is Presence,    and nothing else mattersbut to rest… Continue reading

If your words demean,    divide,        dismiss,            deride,toss them in the trash. If your words belittle,    besmirch,        reject,            refuse,tape shut your mouth. If your words invite,    include,     … Continue reading

'Tis death a'dyin' on the cross.    'Tis death itself a'dyin'.'Tis not our sins, the marks we miss,    For such have been forgiven. No judgin', tryin', shame nor guilt,    no justice left to serve,'Cause love's response to stumblin'… Continue reading

Power and control    are the vices of the misguided. True power belongs to God:    the power of meekness,    the power of surrender,    the power of sacrifice. God lonely, frightened,     God ignored, forgotten,    God beaten, spit upon,    God mocked, bleeding,… Continue reading

Letting go–    releasing expectations,        dropping my desire for any particular response,    letting others be who they are,        each on their own journey to You,    sloughing off the misunderstandings,        the unwanted, unneeded advice, … Continue reading

lying awake in the dark    hoping to sleep the sprinklers start    their nightly rotation spitting, hissing    spraying the darkness Night whispers     stop trying to grasp        what cannot be grasped     stop trying to define   … Continue reading