Plant us, root us, grow us
As we approach another Pentecost, I commend to you The Gift booklet, a resource that grew out of a 12-part series on the ministry of the Holy Spirit that I posted in 2017. A prayer You who led Israel through the waters, plant us by streams of living water. Root us in your … Continue reading "Plant us, root us, grow us"...
Pots and plants
Geraniums in my kitchen garden A meditation How hard it is to know when the pot is too small for the plant. Some plants need to be contained, held very close. Others cannot be crowded. I don’t know when I myself am too pot-bound, lacking courage to be replanted, to take the shock of … Continue reading "Pots and plants"...
Planted together
Prayer of Confession (based on Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) Merciful God, you plant each of us like seeds in the same field and together we are nourished and nurtured by the sun. We sway in the wind and are refreshed by the rain. We are blessed by the knowledge that you want us to grow … Continue reading "Planted together"...
Love planting
A sixth-century Jewish rabbi wrote, “God, from the very beginning of creation, was occupied before all else with planting, as it is written, ‘And first of all, the Eternal God planted a Garden in Eden.’ Therefore occupy yourselves first and foremost with planting.” Lord, give us humility to remember that we are made from … Continue reading "Love planting"...