Wheat field

Meditations

  • Journey to the Manger – Winnowing

    Journey to the Manger – Winnowing

    Journey to the Manger – Winnowing John the Baptist and his predecessors have some harsh words about winnowing. Though these prophetic excoriations are often interpreted through a lens of judgement, I want to explore how winnowing is a necessary aspect of the conscious, daily decision to follow Jesu.

  • Journey to the Manger – Welcome

    Journey to the Manger – Welcome

    Journey to the Manger – Welcome During Advent, we often focus on preparing to welcome the new-born Jesu at Christmas. Welcoming is a hallmark of Christian faith. How do we practice hospitality?

loaf of bread, cup of wine, and candle

I Am the Bread of LifeLughnasadh, the First Harvest

David Ensley Oct 6, 2026

This is a celebration of the beginning of the harvest…

manuscript illustration of Jesus feeding the multitude

A Tale of Two Feasts

David Ensley Aug 2, 2026

A person sowing seeds, weeds, wheat, a mustard seed, yeast,…

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

As Winter’s Darkness Closes InAn Advent Candle-Lighting Poem

David Ensley Jul 17, 2025

As winter’s darkness closes inWe gather here withinTo hear a…

stone circles in Scotland

Circle Us, O GodCaim Prayers for Current Days

David Ensley Mar 11, 2025

A caim prayer is an ancient Celtic prayer form asking…

collage of icons of Irish saints

Daily Prayer – All Saints

David Ensley Feb 25, 2025

Approach and Invocation Brothers and sisters, + our help is…

Wheat field

Lammas, the Feast of BreadA Reflection on the Grain Harvest

David Ensley Aug 4, 2024

Happy Lughnasadh, y’all! Also called “Lammas,” this is the feast…