God, set fire to our hearts instead of the world: that we can learn to live with and not against the Earth, and the people who know Her best.

Despite our longing to be back in the sanctuary, God’s steadfast love is not limited to a physical space. God’s love is our true sanctuary.

Thank you, O God, for your steadfast love that never leaves us. In grief, anxiety, and shock, help us to find our steady center in you.

In the midst of psalms of comfort and praise is the call to care for the poor, feed the hungry, uphold the vulnerable, and advocate for justice. It’s in the DNA of our faith.

In the midst of psalms of comfort and praise is the call to care for the poor, feed the hungry, uphold the vulnerable, and advocate for justice. It’s in the DNA of our faith.

The practice of acute engagement with God, no matter the circumstance or feeling of the day, will always, always be worth exercising.

Lamenting to God over the state of the world is a part of faith. These are hard days we are living in. You don’t need to put on a brave face. Not with God, anyway.

God, let me be uncertain about my own righteousness, and certain of your unconditional love for both me and my enemies.

God, let me be uncertain about my own righteousness, and certain of your unconditional love for both me and my enemies.

We know that sin is not determined by age. I’ve found that sin is the immaturity of being closed to any value that does not serve self-aggrandizement.