Painful Days

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Have mercy on me, LORD, for I am wretched.  Heal me, for my limbs are stricken.  Psalm 6:3  Robert Alter My limbs – Now you will read a reflection that I wrote more than a month ago.  My left knee still hurts, every day, all the time.  But it isn’t excruciating.  No wheelchair.  Nevertheless, it’s…

Active Compassion

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am wretched.  Heal me, for my limbs are stricken. Psalm 6:3 (Hebrew text, translation Robert Alter). Mercy – This is a day for personal confession.  Yes, I know, we have often talked about community.  In God’s house, we are not islands in the stream.  We are linked together…