

Wellness: A Meditation
I went shopping this morning. I ran into the store to buy “just one thing” for a gift that needs to be shipped soon, and I came out with...


Thanksgiving: Readings for the Day
This week, instead of a meditation written by me, I commend to you the Bible readings for Thanksgiving Day this year, from the Revised...


Sleep and Wakefulness: A Meditation
The baby wouldn't go to sleep. I had him in his stroller, and was strolling him around the house in an attempt to lull him into slumber....


Dirty Work
Sometimes it is tempting to think of our business transactions, our buying, selling, banking and investing, as being removed from our...


Sharing the Meal
I recently went to a professional conference. There was a man there, another priest, who was inexplicably annoying to me. He wasn't...


Monsters, etc
They come wearing masks, hands outstretched, eager to receive something. All of the children. Friends, neighbors, and complete...

Chesed: A Meditation
In the Bible, especially the Old Testament, we read a lot about God’s loving kindness. “Loving-kindness” is a sweet phrase, pretty and...


The Perfect Present: A Meditation
This year, I was able to find a fabulous gift for my husband for his birthday, something unusual, quirky, fun and particularly...


Empty Plate: A Meditation
I recently went to an early evening Eucharist at another church in the area. I knew many people there, and I was happy to have the...


Behold! A Meditation
It is one of those old-fashioned words, “Behold.” We hear it in some English translations of the Bible, but not a whole lot outside of...