How Long? – A Prayer for Paris and the World
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Shaky Legs
When ocean waves of pain crash on the shores of life. Seismic collisions not easing up. When your heart no longer sees rays of light on the horizon. Hope flickering almost giving up. When billowing dark clouds converge and torrents of rain unsettles the ground. Fears like shaky legs hard to stand up. Hold…
My Dad’s Laugh
….but what I miss the most is my dad’s laugh.
The Heartbeat Hums: a poetic re-interpretation of John 1:1-8
In the beginning: there was music, sound in time. The heartbeat hummed, and this heartbeat grooved with God. Steady faithful beat, eternal harmony. Have you heard the song? Now the heartbeat is God and God is the world’s heart. (verse 1) In the beginning, and without ending. The heartbeat grooves with God and gives the…
9/11: Transforming the Heart
On 9/11, my prayers like the beating of my heart grew more fervent.
The Heart Speaks Peace
Not very long ago my heart started speaking. It wasn’t like the announcements in elementary school that crackled into my classroom, muffled and ignored. My heart speaks like the opening scene in “Star Wars.” The movie title and storyline crawls up the screen to blaring trumpets and swelling drums promising the opening of a new…
Crayon the World
Drawing by Susan Bel My Daughter says, “Daddy, Pick up a Color, Crayon the World.” I look into her eyes, But she looks through me, She carefully places a color In her tiny fingers and Crayons my heart. “Pick up a Color, Crayon the World.” Squeeze your fingers around This simple wax stick, And let…
Disaster: A Prayer
A slam poem prayer for Colorado.
The Doubters, The Broken, The Happy
A poem for Easter.
Your God is a Gardener
God is the one who never ever gives up on you. God says “let it be” and I will water, prune, and give everything that is necessary for flourishing. This story is a great reminder that as we journey the Landscapes of Lent, we are not alone. God is with us. God will never leave…
You Amaze Us God
You Amaze us God,Not because- You answer all our questions Not because- You hide us from desperate darkness Not because- You run the world the way we’d like Because this is not the way you seem to work You Amaze us God You Amaze Because- We can ask the most disturbing questions: Why? How…
Breathtaking God
Breathtaking God, You make the Earth to Orbit the Sun, Winter and Summer a New Year Begun, Breathing God, You make the Sun to Sustain all Life, Sun Shining, Plants Growing, Animals Eating, Humans Breathing. Breathtaking God, You Give Good Things to Everyone, Peace Hope Love Joy Courage One by One. Breathtaking God, You Undo…