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Looking to a goose feather floating on the surfacefor a landmark is rank foolishness; yet its inconstancy may be no greater thanthe line of seagulls ranged along the rocksnor the white-capped waves,the deck-chaired people on the sand, even the lake … Continue reading
Morning prayer
A rabbit, startled by the
gas-powered scythe scuttered,
white tail exposed,
exiting garden right. Continue reading
Feline mortal
till holding himself somewhat apart, as though some part of him were ready, already, for the next mile of his journey, perhaps he remembered that love is the greater part of life, that relationship is a surer path to wisdom even than philosophy. Continue reading
The prayer of Lazarus
The prayer of Lazarus, silent by necessity. Continue reading
Posted in lectionary reflection, poetry, prayer
Tagged Adam, creation, death, Lazarus, mortality, prayer, Year A Lent 5
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Why Jesus wept
Lazarus, lying in the tomb, locked in death, was not deaf to the call of Jesus upon his body, and his spirit, and his enduring life. Continue reading
Posted in sermon, spiritual autobiography
Tagged grief, Jesus, John 11, Lazarus, miracle, mortality, Resurrection, Romans 8
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Savasana
Empty clothing, deflating dust with bone fastenings, faded and stained, deeply wrinkled enough to bury life within the folds, rolled up like a mat and carried out when the last breath fails and the softness falls upon itself.
Fasting = Feasting on Life
Last night, as we finished serving the people, I looked into the chalice and made a quick decision: contrary to our usual practice, the remaining consecrated wine would be sent to the sacristy to be consumed or reverently disposed of … Continue reading
Posted in meditation, other words
Tagged Ash Wednesday, bread, Eucharist, fasting, life, mortality, wine
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