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Trinity
A waltz: one, two, three, one, two, three; or a polka: one, two, three and ( you?)
The next verse
“not to condemn;” the part we too often judge to be forgettable.
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Tagged Bible verse, condemn, haiku, John 3:16, John 3:17, judge, poetry, Trinity Sunday B
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Romans 8: 12-17
Belonging Belonging, left longing for freedom, longing for love; owned and disowned in one sweet, divided breath? No. Belonging, beloved; longed-for and loved, left wanting for nothing that father and mother of all can supply, owing no debt in pounds … Continue reading
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Tagged belonging, poetry, Romans 8: 12-17, spirit of adoption, Trinity Sunday B
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A study in contradictions
Psalm 29: One God, gloried by gods Breaking thunder. Powerful and splendid, breaking the cedars of Lebanon, breaking them down, bringing them joy, the joy of a child at play. Stricken lightning. Strong oaks writhe; the all too solid tree-flesh … Continue reading
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Tagged contradictions, juxtaposition, poetry, Psalm 29, Trinity Sunday B
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Isaiah 6: 1-8
the seraphs, shimmering as if aflame flew on strong winds bellowing the coals to life; even the heavenly hosts used borrowed tools to take cleansing fire to touch my lips, set loose my tongue. Burning from the outside in, swallowing … Continue reading
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Tagged fire, incense, Isaiah 6:1-8, seraphs, Trinity Sunday B
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Pentecost
Apostles on fire, unconsumed; baring their souls before holy ground.
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Tagged burning bush imagery, fire, holy ground, Pentecost, Peter, poetry
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One verse, three translations
Not even, really, one verse, but a fraction, a phrase, a few words lost between languages, wondering how to tell us the truth about God. First, the Revised Standard Version of the first verse of the Psalm assigned for the … Continue reading
Snap
Words, fists fly up like so many black-beaked crows beating about his head, befouling and besmirching and pecking his eyes; Tut-tutting, clicking our tongues at the mess – “so distasteful” – we snap on our latex gloves to show how … Continue reading
Good Friday Liturgy
If your music can’t describe the agony without the temptation to temper it with sweetness, let it crash to the floor. If your canvas cannot portray the infinite end, the sightless abyss, the void, let it be empty. If your … Continue reading
Dereliction
Waiting for a sign from a sky bolted shut – the falling dove, Elijah and the Prophet shining – a sign that all is not lost or forgotten but still beloved; the child’s cry – “Why?” – to a stubborn … Continue reading
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Tagged crucifixion, dereliction, Good Friday, Holy Week, Psalm 22, Seven Last Words
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