….the pain that Jesus felt was not the nails,
but a long and lonely tortured taste of hell.
Lent, week four
Rules of the road
Discovering delight is the flip side of staying alert, but it’s much more fun. It is without question the First Rule. Every pilgrim is looking for a miracle.
Read moreFor Lent, week three
it was His final, fully human deed…..
Read moreFor Lent, week two
Consequences are the hardest debts I pay.
Read moreThe Corridor
I know I-75. And perhaps it is home too, a strip of asphalt that connects the people I love. I know where the first Cracker Barrel is heading south, and the first one headed north. I know the stretches where there are no gas stations or rest areas. I know where they start putting sugar in the tea. But a lot is new, too, along the road and in my life.
Read moreFor lent, week one
I both have caused and tasted of his blood—
my distance from this scene is not so far;
and though the things I suffer are quite small
I focus on my superficial scars.


March 29, 2003
