All the Wonders

I woke up in the night, worrying And praying for my candidate to win. In my heart it feels Like certain doom If the other team is...

Icons are painted to lead us into the inner room of prayer and bring us close to the heart of God. - Henri Nouwen, Behold, the Beauty of...

Around this time 40 years ago (May of 1984), the General Conference of The United Methodist Church was meeting in Baltimore, MD. On the...

Bless this day of ashes, this space, this pause. May we be open, May we be honest, May we be mindful. May we be patient, May we be quiet,...

For a new year, A new day, A new moment We give thanks. We yearn for Happiness and prosperity, Joy and love, All the while knowing That...

The news about the school shooting at the elementary school in Nashville today has been so hard. I've been wondering what I would say to...

Help me be patient with myself During this metamorphosis. This shedding of what has been: Working Monday through Friday, Week after week,...

We Have No Words We have no words To express the depths of our grief, Our sorrow, our outrage, our despair. Lord, have mercy. Christ,...

SoulCollage, 5/21/21, Beth A. Richardson God makes wars cease to the ends of the earth. ... God breaks the bow and shatters the spear;...

When I wake up in the middle of the night Weighed down by news of illness, hate or war Let my worries be prayer That beloved one in the...

There is this part of me That, if it were not For the singing of the Wood Thrush, Would feel so hopeless. There is this part of me That,...

May there be no breach in the walls, no exile, and no cry of distress in our streets. -Psalm 144:14 Holy One, the walls have been...

For those who waitIn despair, In grief,In sorrow. You are comfort. You are strength. For those who wait In anxiety, In isolation, In...

I was already a world-class worrier long before the current crises we face ... before the Coronavirus ... before the tornados hit my...

Loving God, you are our peace; prepare our hearts for your coming. Forge the swords of bitterness into plows of blessing; till the soil...

Bless this day When light returns, Love astounds, Life prevails. Bless the grieving, The lonely, The hungry. Hope is reborn. Bless the...

Israel's strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art. -Charles Wesley "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" Jesus, Child of God,...

By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For...

Probably the most fun I've ever had at work ... Blessing the animals on St. Francis Day (October 4). We gathered on the lawn in front of...

Some days it seems too hard to Turn on the news, Read the texts, Answer the phone. What news, What pain, What disaster Awaits us today?...