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Remembering Rachel
A few months ago, my teenaged daughter asked if she coud go urban exploring. Of course, I said no. Acknowledging that it sounded intriguing and exciting and that I could certainly see the artistic possibilities, I pointed out that it … Continue reading
Year C Proper 13: the divine economy
There are some doors that money doesn’t open; there are some palms that cannot be greased. When Jesus is asked to interfere in a family financial dispute, he declines. Sort it out between yourselves, he tells them. Deal rightly with … Continue reading
Strange gifts
For the feast of Joseph of Arimathea: The gift of a place to rest in peace. A quiet tomb. A hillside full of life and new growth. A garden; paradise on earth. The tenderness of a cradling arm, swaddling clothes. … Continue reading
Posted in holy days
Tagged East Cleveland, funeral services, garden tomb, Jesus, Joseph of Arimathea, serial killer, undertakers, unquiet graves
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Perfect storm
God, singing in the shower, echoing slate grey tesselating clouds.
Year C Proper 12: What is the world coming to?
What is the world coming to? How many times have we had to ask ourselves that question over the past few months, the past few years? When I told people abroad on vacation where I came from, they had heard … Continue reading
Origami relationship
If I fold the map just right, you are close enough to hold at arm’s length.
Posted in poetry
Tagged boundaries, emigration, family, haiku, long distance relationships
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Martha, Mary and the midwife’s advice
Here’s how I’d like the story to go: Martha: lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me.” Jesus: “lads, Simon, Andrew, James, Whatsyername, you … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, sermon preparation
Tagged Jesus, love, Luke 10:38-42, Mary and Martha, Midwife, parenting, priorities, washing up
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Ordnance
Digging trenches, sunken defences against flood and farm-fouled run-off, a discovery gives pause. Once the soldiers ran these cliffs, looking for invaders, boats by night, enemies creeping up with the tide. They left behind a hand grenade, souvenir of suspicious … Continue reading
Posted in poetry
Tagged Britain, Hand grenade, home guard, land mines, peace, unexploded ordnance, war, world war 2
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Seven years
Seven times seven years married, seven years past; a rose remembers.
Love your neighbour/Stand your ground
A reflection on three little words: Love your neighbour and three more: Stand your ground. Stand your ground: refuse to yield to the insidious isms of the age. Stand your ground: let love outweigh fear, pity dominate over prejudice, mercy … Continue reading
Posted in meditation
Tagged Chicago, Good Samaritan, gun violence, newtown, Trayvon Martin, way of the cross, Zimmerman
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