Abide with Me
As I left the house to run an errand, I plugged my iPhone into the car and as usual I heard the first notes of “Abide With Me.” That’s because the device always begins playing my 600 stored songs in alphabetical order. I usually skip over “Abide With Me,” but this time I let it play. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Turning Inward
Sitting on the chancel on a Sunday morning with the assignment of extinguishing a candle for Lent, the view across the sanctuary was dim, flat, without shadows. That, of course, was because the shutters were closed. We do that at Lent to symbolically wait in darkness for the light of Easter. Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
Writer’s Block
When people ask what I do for a living and I say “I’m a writer,” their follow-up question often is, “Do you ever get writer’s block?” Apparently it’s a well-known malady, and my answer is, “Yes, I do.” And perhaps my follow-up comment should be, “And don’t you?” Continue reading “Lenten Reflections”
