
Category Archives: Desert Diaries


Prayers dissolve into light

Desert Haiku

Trust, Not Certitude
Insecurity makes certitude attractive, and it is in times like these that I want to harness God to my preferred scheme of things

Empty Space and Presence

The Caller and the Called
Remember God so much that you are forgotten.
Let the caller and the called disappear.
Be lost in the call

Morning Reflection
When the sun breaches the eastern horizon in the morning, a window of light appears on the western wall of our little chapel.
Contemplating Trees
“Some people never see a tree until they’re ready to saw it down, and they never see anything in themselves except a commodity to be used.” -Thomas Merton

The Blessing Way of Summer
For the fragrance of desert rain, / For children splashing in laughter, and for the locked glance of mystery shared between two lovers– / We thank you, Lord of all life, for the promises you have hidden in the heart of all creation…”