O God, in whom we live and move and have our being, O Love, who embraced our sorrows and took away our sins on the cross, hear us now who come to you, sometimes trusting, sometimes fearful, sometimes falling. O God, O Love, draw us to your loving heart, where our fears may be quieted [...]
Category Archive for 'Comfort'
Unexpected Consolation
Posted in Advent, Comfort, Mindfulness on Nov 28th, 2010
Now there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon; this man was righteous and devout, looking forward to the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit rested on him. It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah. Luke [...]
A Visitation of Hawks
Posted in Comfort, Creation, Death, Wonder on Jun 17th, 2010
First hawk I was in the kitchen when I heard a wild beating and clattering. All I could see from the window was a confusion of feathers and very large wings under the patio bench. Since the feathers appeared to belong to a hawk, I put on my raincoat and gloves (even though the temperature [...]
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted…” So begins the Preacher’s list in Ecclesiastes 3. We might add another to the list this Advent season: [...]
Comfort
Posted in Comfort, Forgiveness on Apr 22nd, 2005
A number of years ago I took a course on the Hebrew prophets. When we reached the fortieth chapter of Isaiah, our professor suddenly, without warning, burst forth into Handel’s Messiah: “Comfort ye, co – – mmm – fo – orrrt ye – – – my pe-eo-ple . . .” The sudden shift from academic [...]