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Annunciation and assent
Ave Accustomed to many perplexing forms of greeting from the ridiculous to the ribald, when hailed by the sublime she was only mildly bemused, hardly struck dumb at all. Maria Accustomed to the music of her name on the lips … Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, sermon preparation
Tagged annunciation, Ave Maria, Gabriel, Mary, year b advent 4
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Do not quench the spirit
From the Lectionary for Year B Advent 3: 1 Thessalonians 5:19 Do not quench the spirit, pour cold water on its fervour; be afraid of the passion it inflames; that is only the beginning of wisdom. Let it burn. Do … Continue reading
Advent meditation: parables, fools, and poetry
Written for the Diocese of Ohio Advent meditations collection, Advent 2014 (see more at http://www.dohio.org) Readings for Thursday of the First Week of Advent: Psalm 118: 19-24; Isaiah 26: 1-6; Matthew 7: 21-27 Rock of Ages They called him a … Continue reading
Faking It
I sit in silence as the base boards click and tick around my ankles, shaking out heat; across the room the fridge kicks in, humming to a rhythmic beat, chilling; I sit in the silence in between, lukewarm.
Pray
Pray, not for an end to grief; tears fall, the waters of a hard labour.
Posted in haiku, poetry, prayer
Tagged ferguson, grief, healing, loss, Mike Brown, Tamir Rice
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Psalm
oil poured on troubled water set alight: O God, make haste to help us.
Millstones
I preached a few weeks ago on the stumbling blocks that we set before our children: guns. Their prevalence and power have become stumbling blocks to our children, and blinders to keep us focused on fear. We hurtle headlong into … Continue reading
Posted in current events, haiku, poetry
Tagged children, Cleveland, guns, police, race, Tamir
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Signs of the times
It’s been a long week. It has left me ping-ponging between anger at the challenges young people face that we had never heard of growing up, and astonishment at how some of them respond with strength, dignity, friendship and love. … Continue reading
Posted in current events, poetry
Tagged parenting, school threats, sexting, technology, teenagers
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Still
A word of caution: Armistice: broken open by poets of war.
Posted in haiku, poetry
Tagged armistice, centennary, peace, veterans, war, wwi, wwii
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Apostasies
from the bible challenge blog God forgive us our daily apostasies: the taking of your name in vain, faking faith, defrauding love; the times we fail to call on you at all; the many ways in which our worship turns … Continue reading
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