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Dawn. Light. Rising.

A quiet reflection from the organ bench on the day when light begins to return. Continue reading
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Waiting. Healing. Confession.

Psalm 40 | Isaiah 38:1-5,21-22 | Matthew 16:13-28 This afternoon, as I sit through three and a half hours of dialysis, I find myself living inside the words of Psalm 40, Isaiah 38, and Matthew 16. The psalmist’s waiting is my waiting: tethered to the machine, I wait, and yet I trust that God bends Continue reading
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Mercy. Foundation. Grace.

A week’s end reflection on prayer, stability, and sustaining compassion… Continue reading
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Trust. Table. Calm.

A hymn of fear met with trust, bread shared in fellowship, and storms stilled by Christ. Continue reading
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Shoots. Rain. Tunics.

From stump to shoot, from rain to renewal, from tunic to dignity—God’s mercy clothes us in hope. Continue reading
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Seeds. Scars. Solidarity.

In the grain of wheat, in the dialysis chair, in the scars of memory — prayer becomes fruit. Continue reading
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Silence. Trust. Rest.

After Compline, silence is not emptiness but communion—fertile ground where trust deepens and rest becomes prayer. On this Thursday of reprieve, I let quiet be my healing. Continue reading
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Line. Liturgy. Love.

On Fridays, the line connects more than blood—it connects presence, prayer, and quiet grace. In the hum of the machine and the rhythm of Benedictine care, we remember: to be served is to be seen, and to receive gently is its own kind of ministry. Continue reading
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Carried. Called. Corrected.

The thread is clear: faith is not soft sentiment but a lived discipline in the midst of machinery, sensory storms, and fragile bodies. Continue reading


