Mercy come call on my cynical heart—a New Year’s prayer
…Pope Francis has called 2016 the year of mercy, perhaps the following can be one of the year’s prayers: Mercy, come call on my cynical heart. Doubt I can...
Month: December 2015
For those that find Christmas a time of heartache
Within the lift of coloured lights—a parcel of sadness. Under the ornaments, the tinsel, the tree—a box of loss. At the gathering of family and friends, holes: ...
Solace for the road
How fine it would be to feel all the pain that needs feeling, but feel it within a deep and merciful sleep. How wondrous, while shock waves t...
God’s Calendar
has a picture of a cabin beside a lake. Light is streaming through a window, and there’s a creek running into the lake that seems lit up from within. It also ha...