Forward Day By Day – April 29, 2020

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

I hung on a cross next to his. Me, a criminal; him, an innocent man…and so much more. My punishment was deserved; his was not. He was hanging there, pierced by nails and thorns, pierced by the unseen wound of disbelief. But he forgave them…and me. The la….(View...

Forward Day By Day – April 28, 2020

Tuesday, April 28, 2020

I walk across the meadow into my sanctuary in the woods until I find the glade of ancient trees that rise and spread like a cathedral. Birds strike up a chorus, and I feel a mighty “Hallelujah!” welling up inside me. Looking up between the tops of the t….(View...

Forward Day By Day – April 27, 2020

Monday, April 27, 2020

Close your eyes for a minute and look at John the Baptist. A single dark fin cutting through the ocean of sand and scrub brush, sleepless eyes fixed on the horizon like a desert shark. Between bursts of angry shouting, he speaks about a messianic tide that will lift...

Forward Day By Day – April 26, 2020

Sunday, April 26, 2020

I will always think of the road to Emmaus as the freeway to every corner of the universe. At the moment when Jesus traveled down its dusty turnings, there was no limit to where it could go. All the barriers and barricades are gone; the way to eternity is open....

Forward Day By Day – April 25, 2020

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Weeds are paved over because they aren’t flowers—worthless because they lack blooms. Yet even the weeds feel the electricity of God’s love in their roots and so believe their way by faith up through the cracks in the sidewalk. Weeds push up toward the ….(View...

Forward Day By Day – April 24, 2020

Friday, April 24, 2020

I await the Spirit of truth, remembering everything I can of what Jesus said to me. I sit, watching and waiting on this hillside. I see the sky. I see the earth and the sun and moon, rivers and raindrops, fields ripe with holy harvests. I remember Jesus...

Forward Day By Day – April 23, 2020

Thursday, April 23, 2020

From the Archives: February 12, 2014I’m not much, but I’m all I think about. So many decisions each day and most, if not all, of them are centered on self. Each of us has a set of scales constantly weighing the pros and co….(View this reading and more resources...

April 21 Clergy Conference Call Recap on COVID-19

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Dear friends, We were joined by Ms. Mary Munger, LCSW. She passed along helpful information regarding stress, anxiety and coping.  A copy of her presentation can be found here.  I hope that the questions at the end of the presentation are helpful and may provide some...

April 7 Clergy Conference Call Recap on COVID-19

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Dear clergy, Blessings as you enter into this Triduum. I am so grateful and impressed by the ways that you are working through this time with your congregations. It was also very meaningful for me to see you all on Tuesday for the Renewal of Vows. Again, if you need...

Forward Day By Day – April 22, 2020

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

I walk into the woods late one winter afternoon. Evening’s great sponge wrings out daylight quicker than I anticipate. Standing in a small clearing where the sun has just gone down, I hear the voice of a single star speaking softly. It is quite small, not...