Ryanne Molinari

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February 22, 2022

Church Growth Prayer

Teach me, Lord, to number my daysInstead of counting sheep: To live as faithfully for the oneAs for the ninety-nine.May it be as I lay down to sleepThat I rest in the victory you’ve wonBeyond any success I’d claim as mine. Continue reading

Grace & Gumption, Poetry

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November 25, 2021

Joseph’s Magnificat

My troubled soul shall magnify the LordWhose glory proves through my humiliation.May it be unto me according to his wordFor the promised hope of this, my own nation. The Master works through my humbled estateAs the fitting tool to smooth my splintered grain.He gives and takes away and by his greatCraft turns my lonesome loss… Continue reading

Faith, Poetry

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August 15, 2017

Late Night Writes

When night falls yet I cannot sleep, words crowd my brain. The following two poems, one serious and the other silly, are the products of last night’s writing: “Hover” I lay still in my bed yet hover ‘tween the sheets propelled by the heart which wakefully beats. A’whirl my mind spirals through darkening, deep space… Continue reading

Poetry

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I’ve been enjoying writing my own little introductions to hymns, transposing theological concepts into musical ones. Today, for Pentecost Sunday, I used imitation between voices (passing the melody from key to key) to represent the gospel being proclaimed by diverse tongues, tribes, and nations.

The reasons behind my facial expression part 2/2

The reasons behind my facial expression part 1/2

From my most recent article on #FruitfulWorship 🎤

Who’s down for “Anne girl summer”? Let’s plant flowers, memorize poetry, and walk through the woodlands. ✨

Loved improvising this introduction for “Up Through Endless Ranks of Angels” 😍 Happy Ascension Sunday! Christ goes to prepare a place for us.

My job is weird part #whoevenknowsanymore

When we first met, we bonded over not knowing what to do with ourselves at weddings. Now, we still don’t know what to do at receptions but at least we don’t know together. 😂

It’s official: I need to stick to black coffee. 😂 But isn’t it gorgeous here? Loving the sunshine after a long Iowan winter.