Over the course of my life, I have been involved with many churches. Recently, I decided to count just how many churches I have been a part of and I came up with 34 churches that I have been a part of over my life, 35 if I count my grandparents’ church. I have been involved in … Continue reading Call My People to Prayer
On the day after the Presidential election, in 1960, three companions sat down with their 10 cent hamburgers at a Nashville restaurant. For these companions, this event was a sign: a signof hope that the world in which they lived might recognize them as persons that could make a difference. Their sign of hope was … Continue reading Signs and more signs
Each year as mid-January rolls around I begin to think about Martin Luther King Jr, his birthday and the gift that he was to this world. I wonder what this country would have been like without him. I wonder what my life would have been like without him. I wonder how I can best write … Continue reading Martin, Martin, and Us
Originally, I wrote this article at the end of 2018 on the fourth day of Christmas, but I publish it at the close of the Day of Epiphany, a day when we think about a star, some Magi, and the flight to Egypt–the rest of the Christmas story. Peace. CAR Today is a dreary … Continue reading The Faces in My Heart
I have cried this Day I have cried out to the wind and the water And the presence of God’s spirit That I know is here In this lonely and dreary Winter place Restoration Is my cry Restoration Is my longing A one word Breath prayer That pours from my soul Like the … Continue reading Restoration
The rain comes In rapid drops That slow From time to time And speed again As if to say “Not this year” They are bold To make an appearance In these water soaked Moments On a night that Should be Crystal clear It is Solstice night When the darkness Envelops the world And … Continue reading Solstice Night
One frosty morning An Advent wind Called me outside Into the pre-dawn darkness It wasn’t a stormy wind But it was strong And determined In those early morning Shadows So I went out In the darkness And stood Still The Advent wind Sang to me Danced around me Tasseled my … Continue reading The Advent Wind
It is an Advent night, cold and dark and quiet, with an edge of longing darting through my reflections. International news has caught my attention again and my heart is breaking as I remember and pray. Earlier today, more violence erupted in our world. It is a daily occurrence, a moment by moment occurrence, far … Continue reading Advent Longings: Pondering Strasbourg
It began as a prayer, from deep in the heart of a great poet. Out of his contemplation of Haggai 2:7, the words first began to take root: and I will shake all the nations, so that the treasure of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with splendor, says the Lord of … Continue reading Advent Longings
I wasn’t ready Not this morning This 16th day of November When yesterday the sounds Of waning autumn Of crunching leaves Of scampering squirrels Of newly lit roaring fires Echoed through the passing moments And neither was I ready This late afternoon As blowing winds Herded gathering shadows Into the blanket of darkness … Continue reading Waiting For the Season of Snow and Ice
prayers of my heart, a collection of articles and writings by C. Alicia Randolph 