Predator or prey?
Dear God, Dear Lord, I can’t run any more. I can’t chase You down any more. I’ve been running and running and running like it’s a marathon, and not just a 26 mile marathon, but a 26 year marathon, and...
View ArticleLost
I don’t think I can ever be a good person. I know how and it’s just too hard. God, why do You abandon me to my own base instincts? Why do You leave me to founder on the rocks of sin and stupidity? I...
View ArticleFive Minute Friday: Yes
I was so angry. So confused. I didn’t even go in the Adoration Chapel, because I didn’t want to disturb the others praying in silence. This was between me and God. “Why? Why are You doing this to me?...
View ArticleBusy, Busy, Busy
God, I want the rest of today to be a good day. I want to accomplish all the things that I need to do, because I’m leaving on Friday, and won’t be home for two weeks. I have a hundred things to do, and...
View ArticleDeep Thoughts
Advent is hitting me hard this year. God is calling me deeper. There’s a hymn entitled “There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy,” but for me, there’s a deepness. I’m through with the shallow stuff. God is...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
A very Merry Christmas to all of you! ***** Image credit: http://lds.net/blog/faith/defending-the-faith/did-lehis-vision-of-the-tree-of-life-come-from-joseph-smiths-father/The post Merry Christmas!...
View ArticleDream a Little Dream
Last week, I had what was maybe one of the best dreams I’ve ever had. I can’t tell you how empowering and affirming it was. ***** I was walking along a lovely country lane in early spring companionably...
View ArticlePrayer Before Meals
Who does that? Who plants a HYDRANGEA right next to an established bush? Clearly an idiot. What kind of groundskeeper does the Cathedral employ? A poor one, that’s for sure. These were the thoughts...
View ArticleWhat Does It Mean to be a Queen?
If you were a queen, what kind of queen would you be? A “good” queen? A bad one? Can you even imagine it? Perhaps you’ve come to think of queens as people that only show up in fantasy novels like those...
View ArticleJesus Is My Plumber
Disgusting, that’s what it was. This morning, after watching the sink slowly fill up and realizing that the half-bottle of drain cleaner I put in over the weekend hadn’t been very effective, I decided...
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