by Lilly Lewin In Churchland and in the lectionary, we grow Jesus up too quickly, and we demand action from him. We race away from Baby Jesus as quickly as…
By Ana Lisa de Jong — CHRISTMAS BEEN Christmas is for a moment the veil lifted, the light of Christ appearing through the mist. The bright glow of a candle…
I love this Irish Christmas blessing that I first posted a couple of years ago and thought that it needed to be coupled with this wonderfully Irish Christmas song. Enjoy…
Today’s Christmas poem which Maya Angelou first read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, makes me very aware of how much we lack peace in our world. In some ways…
Today’s poems are by African American theologian Howard Thurman (November 18, 1899 – April 10, 1981) an influential American author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader. He was Dean of…
by Lilly Lewin I love that the season of Christmas really starts on December 25th and runs til Epiphany on January 6th when we celebrate the Light coming to the…
I love this Christmas poem by Madeleine L’Engle. It is a perfect one to reflect on as we continue our walk through the 12 days of Christmas and prepare our…
by Christine Sine As I prepare for the new year and my intended focus “Let God’s newness emerge” I am constantly looking for prayers I can use regularly to keep…
The day after Christmas is a letdown for many of us. Perhaps we are despondent for simple reasons – we didn’t get what we wanted, we ate too much, the…
Lord Jesus, Master of both the light and the darkness, send your Holy Spirit upon our preparations for Christmas. We who have so much to do seek quiet spaces to…
