Saturday: Love Lives Here
Dawn slowly lifts from frozen night. Cardinals sing out: matins to their Maker. In the precious moments before the day’s duties press on, I can […]
AuthorCarolyn Venema
Saturday: Connected to the Cross
I remember my first year ordained and I was an assistant in a large parish. It was Holy Week and I was excited about being […]
Friday: Triduum
We’re in the sacred time of Triduum. Triduum from the Latin meaning “Three Days” marking the intense storytelling of our Christian story that follows the […]
Thursday: Fools
I love April Fools. I think it is because of my mischievous side. I have played many a joke on friends on this day and […]
Wednesday: The Face of God
You are the face of God I hold you in my heart, You are a part of me You are the face of God… You […]
Tuesday: Affirming
On Sunday March 22nd our United Church of Canada family celebrated official designation as an Affirming Ministry with Affirm United. We have worked hard with […]
Monday: The Bell of Evening Skies
I invite us to gather in the silence and emptiness of this moment, just watching thoughts rise and pass. And then pray into this poem, […]
Sunday: Let Our Worship Be True
As I rose this morning there was bright skies…now clouds have moved in to cover the sunrise…but that doesn’t change that this is the day […]
Saturday: My Sabbath
My Sabbath day…so I start my day when my body wakes me up…so a little later than normal with my posting…I am into my second […]
Friday: Do Not Worry
Welcome Spring…as more snow is forecast in the Northeast…heavy rain here in Central Texas…my mind wanders to Matthew 6: 25-34…let it be our morning prayer… […]
Thursday: I Put My Trust
Last Thursday marked the 39th anniversary of my Momma’s death…a death that not only shocked our family but devastated our community…she was only 47…2 children still […]
Wednesday: We Are Thankful
Holy One, For bringing us through the night…we are thankful For gentle rain falling…we are thankful For food to break the night’s fast…we are thankful […]
Tuesday: Keep Ever Burning
An Irish prayer to begin our day: Dear Lord, Give me a few friends who will love me for what I am, and keep ever […]
Monday: Where Do You Feel Closest to God?
Where is that place that you feel closest to God? For me it is outside…on the shore…in a garden…”In the Garden” written by C. Austin […]
Sunday: Speak a Message of Shalom
I’ve chosen to mix it up a bit. Noa is an Israeli who has been controversial here in Israel. Here is her bio from the […]
Friday: Light a Candle
The faithful pilgrims from all over come to the Holy Land. They pray, they worship, they bow down, they cry, they kiss the ground or […]
Thursday: The Lord’s Prayer
Pray the Lord’s Prayer or Our Father in a variety of translations throughout the day. Find a song setting that fits. I recalls someone telling […]
Wednesday: A Study on Contrasts
It is a study in contrasts, dichotomies, paradoxes, ironies and juxtapositions to be in this land, in this city, and in this country. The tensions […]
Tuesday: Pruning and Grafting
Pruning and Grafting Branches: Romans 11:11-18 11-12 The next question is, “Are they down for the count? Are they out of this for good?” And […]
Monday: Sorrow into Joy
Psalm 30: 6-12: In my prosperity I said, “This is forever; nothing can stop me now! The Lord has shown me his favor. He has […]