A trace of the holy

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions You trace my journeys and my resting-places and are acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139:2 In the moment before I scrape off the windshield, I notice the intricate patterns in the frost. I...

Laying aside burdens

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:11 “You need to take something off your plate,” my wise friend tells me in what is perhaps the understatement of...

Wild creature of God

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions I know every bird in the sky, and the creatures of the fields are in my sight. Psalm 50:11 I know the creature’s presence by the rustling in the bushes. Squirrel? Bird? Chipmunk? I stop, letting...

Dawn from on high

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. Luke...

Nothing but trust

The Rev. Canon Anne E. Kitch Canon for Ministry Formation and Transitions But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever. Psalm 52:8 Even though I know it is a bit ridiculous, I grab my coat as I walk out the door....