Today we thank you, O God, for Jeanette Rankin, whom I just learned about. Rankin was the first woman ever elected to the US Congress, in 1917, three years before women’s suffrage! Though remembered controversially for her pacifist faith convictions during the World Wars, she said “If I am remembered for no other act, I […]
Today we thank you, O God, for all the photos of Malaysian students leading worship that keep popping up on my Facebook feed today. It is awesome to see such talented people faithfully drawing others deeper into the Love that has no bounds. Amen.
Okay, if I’m really honest, I didn’t think it would work. Hebrew in six hours? You can’t learn anything that fast. And really, who is all that interested? But I said yes. And so two weeks ago, we had about fifteen people. And the organizers said, “Let’s repeat it for people who couldn’t come! I […]
Today we thank you, O God, for the toilet handle that just broke off in my hand. It was great while it lasted. Well done, good and faithful toilet handle. Amen.
Today we thank you, O God, for the Southeast Asian idea of “Western Food.” I mean, someday, when I need desperately to have a burger, I’m not going to be able to get one. But in the meantime, getting waffle fries with chili sauce and a burger with Chinese black pepper sauce is hilarious. Amen.
Today we thank you, O God, for my last nerve. If I didn’t have it, there would be nothing for the squeaky shoes worn by every toddler on the continent to “get on.” Now please help me to keep from having a nervous breakdown in this coffee shop. Amen.
Today we thank you, O God, for the linguistic discovery I have made. I wondered where all the “R”s on the end of words went when I would hear people talk in Massachusetts. I finally found them. They’d moved to Australia. I didn’t realize the words “Thank you” had an R sound. Amen.
Today we thank you, O God, for pastors and new friends who randomly text you and say, “Come to lunch with me tomorrow.” Yes, I spent the night laying awake thinking, “What did I do wrong?” and “What is she going to ask me to do?” Yes, that was ridiculous. It was just lunch, and […]
Today we thank you, O God, for Beethoven. And in particular, for the weird experience of playing Piano Sonata 14 for the first time in its original key, after learning it twenty years ago half a step down, for some inexplicable reason. 3 flats “felt” easier than four sharps, I guess? Tripping over my own […]
Today we thank you, O God, for the color orange. Amen.