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  • God’s Power

    God's power    is never aligned        with the power of state or government. God's power    is never aligned        with the power of money. God's power    is never aligned        with the power of… Continue reading

  • My Self/Larger Self

    My self    is part of a larger Self. My birth    is part of a larger Birth. My life    is part of a larger Life. My purpose    is part of a larger Purpose. My being    is… Continue reading

  • Child of God

    You    are        a child of God. You    are        objectively,        inherently,        ontologically,        molecularly,        substantively,        eternally            a child of God. It is your… Continue reading

  • Why?

    "Why am I here?"    you ask. I know why. "What is my purpose?" I know your purpose. "What is God's plan for my life?" I know the plan. It is simply this–    to love this world–       … Continue reading

  • A Mystery

    We are distinct from God    and yet one with God,        all at once. Impossible!    Ridiculous!        Absurd! Yet it is so.    Truth.        Gospel truth, in fact. The greatest of all mysteries. Don't… Continue reading

  • My Soul, My Soul

    My soul,    you are my hero. While I spin, bounce through the day,    you remain my stillpoint, my anchor, my tether. While I lose myself in jumbled thought,    you remain my silence, my center, my equanimity. While… Continue reading

  • After the Funeral

    He pauses as he enters her bedroom:    A catacomb, he thinks. Row upon row of the dead cover the walls–    Photographs–too many to count–Family, friends, neighbors, lovers–    Wedding photos, school photos,Vacation photos, holiday photos–    Ancestors in… Continue reading

  • Conditioning vs Freedom

    Most of our    beliefsare the result of    conditioning.Culture and family,    church and the workplaceall train us    to be act, thinkin ways that support    the ongoing existenceof these conditional beliefs. We haven't actually chosen    most… Continue reading

  • On War

    When I rejoice in victory,    am I not celebrating        the death of those God holds close? Victory calls for grief,    weeping with God        at the loss of God's children. Text and image © 2020… Continue reading

  • Everything Returns to God

    Everything~    and everyone~        returns to God. It happens continually,     this returning,        even now…yes, now. This cat,    asleep on the hassock in front of me~        ever returning. This ink, paper, pen~   … Continue reading