May 21, 2026
Amen Before the Sink, May 2026
Said a short prayer in the late hour before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
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May 2, 2026
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, May 2026
The late hour started with wet pavement outside the door and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
April 15, 2026
Amen Before the Sink, April 2026
Said a short prayer in the late hour before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
March 31, 2026
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, March 2026
The evening started with a folded napkin by the plate and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is oft…
December 7, 2025
Amen Before the Sink, December 2025
Said a short prayer in the evening before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
September 18, 2025
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, September 2025
The morning started with a pocket notebook in a coat pocket and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer…
August 3, 2025
A Small Prayer Before Going In, August 2025
Stopped for a minute with cold coffee on the counter and said what I could. Some prayers are small because the day is already loud.
August 2, 2025
A Short Prayer Before Work, August 2025
The evening started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
June 24, 2025
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, June 2025
The late hour started with a row of township signs along the road and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. P…
April 21, 2025
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, April 2025
The late hour started with a row of township signs along the road and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. P…
December 10, 2024
A Short Prayer in the Car, December 2024
Stopped for a minute with cold coffee on the counter and said what I could. Some prayers are small because the day is already loud.
October 26, 2024
A Short Prayer Before Work, October 2024
The evening started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Pr…
October 22, 2024
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, October 22, 2024
The afternoon started with a church bulletin folded in half and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer…
October 16, 2024
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, October 2024
The late hour started with a bus stop bench after rain and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is of…
July 29, 2024
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, July 2024
The late hour started with cold coffee on the counter and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is oft…
April 8, 2024
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, April 2024
The evening started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Pr…
March 25, 2024
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, March 2024
The late hour started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
February 12, 2024
A Short Prayer Before Work, February 2024
The morning started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
December 29, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, December 29, 2023
The afternoon started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
December 8, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, December 2023
The morning started with a church bulletin folded in half and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
October 7, 2023
A Fall Prayer, October 7, 2023
The evening started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
September 7, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, September 2023
The evening started with a folded napkin by the plate and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is oft…
July 17, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, July 2023
The morning started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Pr…
June 30, 2023
Saying Amen With Cold Coffee Nearby, June 2023
The evening started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
May 15, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, May 2023
The morning started with cold coffee on the counter and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is often…
May 11, 2023
The Small Work of Staying Quiet, May 2023
The afternoon started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
April 24, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, April 2023
The evening started with gas-station coffee in the cup holder and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Praye…
April 4, 2023
Saying Amen With Cold Coffee Nearby, April 2023
The late hour started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
February 7, 2023
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, February 2023
The afternoon started with a folded napkin by the plate and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is o…
December 27, 2022
Amen Before the Sink, December 2022
Said a short prayer in the late hour before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
November 25, 2022
Amen Before the Sink, November 25, 2022
Said a short prayer in the morning before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
November 16, 2022
Amen Before the Sink, November 2022
Said a short prayer in the evening before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
November 12, 2022
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, November 2022
The evening started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Pr…
October 17, 2022
A Fall Prayer
The afternoon started with a church bulletin folded in half and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer…
October 16, 2022
The Small Work of Staying Quiet, October 2022
The afternoon started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next.…
September 2, 2022
A Early Fall Prayer, September 2022
The morning started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
July 18, 2022
A Summer Prayer
The evening started with gas-station coffee in the cup holder and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Praye…
June 13, 2022
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, June 2022
The evening started with gas-station coffee in the cup holder and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Praye…
May 30, 2022
A Short Prayer Before Work, May 2022
The late hour started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
April 11, 2022
Amen Before the Sink, April 2022
Said a short prayer in the evening before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
April 6, 2022
Saying Amen With Cold Coffee Nearby, April 2022
The late hour started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next.…
March 9, 2022
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, March 2022
The morning started with a church bulletin folded in half and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
January 23, 2022
The Small Work of Staying Quiet, January 2022
The late hour started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
November 8, 2021
Amen Before the Sink, November 2021
Said a short prayer in the evening before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
November 7, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, November 2021
The evening started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
September 13, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, September 2021
The late hour started with a grocery receipt curling near the sink and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next.…
September 1, 2021
A Early Fall Prayer
The late hour started with a folded napkin by the plate and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is o…
August 27, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, August 2021
The late hour started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
August 8, 2021
A Late Summer Prayer
The morning started with a church bulletin folded in half and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
April 29, 2021
A Spring Prayer
The morning started with a folded napkin by the plate and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is oft…
April 20, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, April 2021
The morning started with cold coffee on the counter and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is often…
April 4, 2021
Amen Before the Sink
Stopped for a minute with a folded napkin by the plate and said what I could. Some prayers are small because the day is already loud.
March 22, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, March 22, 2021
The evening started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
March 9, 2021
A Early Spring Prayer
The afternoon started with gas-station coffee in the cup holder and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Pra…
January 28, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, January 28, 2021
The afternoon started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer i…
January 26, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, January 26, 2021
The late hour started with a folded napkin by the plate and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is o…
January 10, 2021
Prayer at the Kitchen Table, January 2021
The evening started with a church bulletin folded in half and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…
January 2, 2021
A Winter Prayer
The evening started with a bus stop bench after rain and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is ofte…
December 9, 2020
A Small Prayer Before Going In
Said a short prayer in the late hour before walking into the next thing. Nothing dramatic happened. It still helped to stop arguing with the day for a minute.
December 9, 2020
The Small Work of Staying Quiet
The evening started with an old pen on the kitchen table and no great feeling of readiness. I said the short prayer anyway. Not because the room changed, and not because I suddenly understood what to do next. Prayer is…