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Clouded out
I traded in my impression of an independent woman riding the waves. Continue reading
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Sunday at Collegeville
Sunday morning, starting slowly; Abbey bells blocked by insomniac dreams. After three days of rising – psalms at dawn in the abbey church- this morning is for the tomb, wrapped in winding sheets, the womb of sleep. But the breath … Continue reading
The Sparrow
For the sparrows that feature in this week’s gospel reading. This poem was first published by the Collegeville Institute’s Bearings. Coincidentally, today I fly to Collegeville. I Sparrow is packing heat. He has taken up residence atop a propane burner … Continue reading
Good
Brooding over the nascent creation; the divine nesting instinct restrained, barely distressing the surface, featherlight, lest its exquisite potential be crushed by the weight of glory.
Creation
He was silent for the longest time (it felt like an eternity), brooding over the dark waters as though through glass, strangely untouched by the storm, unmoved by the violence of the deep as it wrestled life to the surface, … Continue reading
Spring cleaning
I threw away the old, stale curry leaves, the old, stale bread. I threw away the old, stale news- papers half unread. I threw away old, empty bottles, their promises unslaked. I threw away some old, empty dreams that were … Continue reading
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Beyond silence
Straining to hear the voice of God over the hum of life; the drone & drum of the washing machine. Beyond the doors, a bird solicits sex; behind the brain, electric chatter & whine; the idea of silence unthinkable since … Continue reading
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Suffer the children
And will their dry bones live? Continue reading
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Tagged #Unholy3, 2 Kings 6:24-7:2, 2 Samuel 21:1-14, contextual bible study, Rizpah
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It is not enough
It is not enough for him to die. It is not enough for him to offer up his pain, to offer us his wincing scars: touch my hand; my open, scored side; trace the welts and weals of the thorns … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter 2, Jesus, John 20:19-31, Resurrection, Thomas
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Learning to pray
They didn’t tell us why … Continue reading
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