Time for hope

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions For with you is the well of life, and in your light we see light. Psalm 36:9 “I hope you are going to get me breakfast after this,” my daughter tosses at me with a pretense of petulance. “I...

Only a signpost

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions Show me your ways, O Lord, and teach me your paths. Psalm 25:3 The smell of pine greets me in the early morning as I come downstairs to prepare my tea. The Christmas tree is up, but unadorned. I...

Perspective

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:8 Although I drive down this street almost everyday on my way home from work, I didn’t know the art gallery was...

Vigilant

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions My footsteps hold fast to the ways of your law; in your paths my feet shall not stumble. Psalm 17:5 I head out for a walk choosing a path I have not been on for some time. It has been months...

Returning home

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions You, O Lord, are my lamp; my God, you make my darkness bright. Psalm 18:29 The meeting has gone longer than I anticipated and I yearn for home. I drive along rain-soaked darkened streets, the...