RuleOfStBenedict
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Darkness. Tending. Awe.
Three women. One tomb. A psalm that ends in darkness—and a silence that trembles with the hint of resurrection. Continue reading
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Call. Rhythm. Witness.
Reflection for the Feast of St James, Brother of the Lord Psalm 119:145–168 | Jeremiah 11:18–23 | Matthew 10:16–22 | RB 18 Today’s readings and rhythm feel stitched together like the quilt on the chapel chair—each square distinct, yet part of a whole. Psalm 119, in its final stretch, is a cry of constancy: “I Continue reading
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Lamp, Camp, Cross.
Rhythms of Presence in Prayer, Preparation, and Witness Psalm 119:105–128 | 1 Maccabees 3:42–60 | Mark 15:33–41 | RB Chapter 18 There are days when the lectionary and the Rule seem to conspire gently, offering not answers but a rhythm to inhabit. October 22 is one such day. The psalmist speaks of a lamp, not Continue reading
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Rhythm, Mercy, Presence.
Praying the Hours in Dialysis and Grace Psalm 89:1-18 | 1 Maccabees 3:27-41 | Mark 15:16-32 | RB Chapter 17: Today’s readings are not gentle. Psalm 89 begins with promise—“I will sing of your steadfast love, O Lord”—but quickly turns to lament. The psalmist remembers covenant and kindness, yet feels the sting of abandonment. Maccabees Continue reading
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Rhythm, Resistance, Surrender
A reflection on praise in constraint, courage in quiet, and the strength of showing up. Psalm 80 | 1 Maccabees 3:1-26 | Mark 15:1-15 | RB Chapter 16: There’s a thread running through today’s readings that feels stitched into the fabric of my days: the ache of longing, the courage to resist, and the quiet Continue reading
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Stitched into Silence
A quiet joy threads through covenant, rhythm, and persistence—where Alleluia waits, justice lingers, and presence becomes its own prayer. Continue reading
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Scandal. Covenant. Mercy.
In the wilderness of illness and betrayal, we hold fast to the rhythm of prayer. This reflection weaves Psalm 55’s anguish, Maccabean fidelity, and Mark’s scandal with the quiet insistence of the Rule: that even in pain, we forgive—and are forgiven. Continue reading
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When the Chalice Cracks
A cracked chalice symbolizes sorrow and division within the Anglican Communion, yet grace still pours through the fracture with hope. Continue reading
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Sanctuary in Rhythm
Holding Presence Through Pattern and Praise Readings: Psalm 73 | 1 Maccabees 1:20-40 | Mark 14:12-25 | RB Chapter 11 There’s something tender about Tuesday’s early hours. Not the ceremonial sweep of Sunday, nor the solemnity of Friday, but a quieter fidelity—a willingness to rise, to listen, to be held by rhythm even when the Continue reading
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Pattern, Presence, Praise
Even when nights are short, rhythm endures—through psalms, memory, and offering poured out in trust, resistance, and presence. Continue reading
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