Spiritworks

The Wesley Covenant Prayer Chaplet with Rev. Patricia D. Brown, Ph.D. The Wesleyan Covenant Chaplet is designed for times of personal worship and prayer and I am glad to share it with you. You can make your own set or I am happy to send you a set of beads with a portion of any [...]

Day 1                                                                                                     Denial “Security is when everything is settled. When nothing can happen to you. Security is the denial of life.” –Germaine Greer, Australian Writer and Scholar I’m aware of a pain in the pit of my stomach.  It has been there for days now.  And I know it is not because of the bag [...]

Matthew 18:3 God, remember the carefree child? Swinging in tree tops? Laughing until pants are wet? Only traces of this childhood remain. The little girl has vanished. And with it innocence. Where can I be totally myself? Is there anyone out there in whose presence I can simply be, Naked. Open. Innocent as a child? [...]

It is one of those days, God. My tasks are mounting. My mind is jumbled. The hours are chaos. I hear you tell me to be still. I pause in this hectic frenzy, take a deep breath give myself space, and move on with a gentle sway. God, wash your calm over me. Amen.

Therefore you also must be ready; for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect. –Matthew 24:44 I want to be holy, God. I have a vague idea of what this thing called “holiness” is. I read about it in the Bible, and hear about it from my pastor. I [...]

From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and the violent take it by force. –Matthew 11:12 I’m always dissatisfied, God, wanting to change myself. My intolerance grows with every effort that I make. My history of self improvement is sad. I either end in disaster or [...]

Nothing separates… I’m afraid of becoming separated from you, God. Afraid my endurance won’t be enough. My selfishness will overcome me, my love will be inadequate. Your gospel of grace cries out to me: “Nothing can ever separate you from the love of God made manifest in Jesus. Help me to rely in you — [...]

“Be still and know (experience) that I am God.” You sent your son wrapped in our skin. I experience the relentless tenderness of this Jesus… this time, not through exegesis, theologians or spiritual writers but by sitting still in your presence I contemplate your mystery with a quiet mind. Speak to me in the silence [...]

Thank goodness God’s kingdom is not a gated community inviting only the self-righteous and perfect to the table. God’s kingdom is not a well-trained suburb with snobbish rules of who can live there Even I am invited to the banquet table. Divine One: What madness to think that living in your good grace is my [...]