“It’s almost Holy Week, the time when we relive the story of Jesus’ last week on earth. The story that turns the world upside down. The story that walks through death to bring about life.”
“My days in Lent do look different in this season of my life. But they are no less faithful.”
“And in the quiet of the night as we rock our little ones and say a prayer, may we know, too, that you hold and embrace us.”
“I can’t help but wonder what each person is holding as they walk to church.”
“I was drawn into the pages. I was drawn into God’s word in a new, deeper way.”
“Help us to settle into the darkness so we can see your light breaking through.”
“If I get too distracted I’ll miss it, the prayers of joyful noises. The prayers of feeling a beat and moving bodies without a care of how we look.”
“There is much to notice even on the darkest and coldest days. If only I open my eyes. If only I see the beauty in interruptions and the unplanned.”
“I feel myself relax as I listen to the voices. I know singing is good for you, I know community is good for you, but in that moment of voices rising as women, I feel more powerfully this goodness.”
“You see this moon. It is the same moon that will shine on you when you’re back home in the states. Look up at the moon and remember us.”