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Advent I

Posted on November 29, 2025 by Rosalind C Hughes

It is not as simple as the poet makes it sound to transform the form of metal, a sword into farm equipment. Just hit it with a hammer, the prophecy implies, and all will fall, seeds into their furrows and … Continue reading →

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Signs

Posted on November 28, 2024 by Rosalind C Hughes

Though the sun fail, I will look for your light. The scarred and subtle moon draws tides high above our understanding of the depths of your mercy or our judgement. The fig tree, survivor, of your kindness growing peace offerings … Continue reading →

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Words that do not pass away

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Rosalind C Hughes

I do not remember well my mother’s voice any more; the soprano on the cd is younger than I knew her. What I carry buried deep within my skull are nursery rhymes and nonsense that emerge like sea mammals, occasionally, … Continue reading →

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Beacon blessings 

Posted on November 26, 2016 by Rosalind C Hughes

The Collect for the First Sunday in Advent calls upon God for  the grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light. When we handed the infant child baptized last week a lit candle, … Continue reading →

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