His prayer: “May your agony know no end…”

For those of you who have never met your Son, I pray their misery and agony will know no end. That their nights will not be met with sleep or relief. But in the agony of their soul, that they would release their will to you.

Resurrecting Community

I once heard it said about prayer: Be careful for that which you pray. God always answers prayer, but rarely in the manner you prefer. Examples of this are: When you pray for patience, God provides you with the opportunity for you to be patient. When you pray for healing, God provides you with the [...]

The Audacity of (Not) Praying

Twitter and Facebook is all abuzz this morning! What’s the news? It seems as though our “Muslim” President, Barak Obama, has decided to cancel the National Day of Prayer. What a Pagan! What a non-Christian! At least that’s what they say. I’ve read no less than a dozen news articles related to this and it’s [...]

Mourning on Bad Friday

So on this Bad Friday, may we be present in the places we are. May we embrace the pain in our lives. May we recognize and name the losses we’ve endured, but never properly dealt with. May we grieve them, lament them, and even mourn them. And then may we surrender them to God and allow a grace that covers all and a peace that surpasses all, envelop us and keep us.