It is said that when people stand at the edge of things – the rim of the Grand Canyon, for example, or the top of a tall, tall building – many sometimes experience a pull from the depths, a terror that holds all attention; what researchers have come to label… Read More »Creation at the Edge: Prayers and Readings for Election Season 2024
As Christians, we are ordinary people living in not so ordinary times. And as always, we are called to extraordinary action. Voting is one such action, particularly when there are many obstacles to voting intentionally placed in the paths of many people, especially people of color. This brief ritual is… Read More »Blessing of the Ballots
A reflective, somewhat confessional, rumination for these days of social division — the full piece is below, and it is posted as a PDF document. I had a lovely pair of socks that I refused to wear for two years. They were part of a collection of socks I once… Read More »Start with Your Socks