healing
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Holy Week
For most of my life, the tender, sorrowful laments of Holy Week, more than the joyous, triumphant hymns of Easter, have attracted me… Continue reading
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Before
Before you walked into the bar that Wednesday night,before you smiled and nodded,before you arrived at the table with your drink,before you broke open my heart to the renewed possibility of love,I had forgotten I was lacking you. Text and… Continue reading
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Core Word #9: Compassion
Let's open the valveat the bottom of every human heartand drain the sludgethat reeks of fear. Let's rinse those heartswith sacred solvent(God's sweat, Allah's tears, Buddha's laughter),then fill each heart to its gilded rimwith the champagne of compassion–crystalline, effervescent and… Continue reading
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Another Day of Healing
That day–a busy one, as healing ministries go–a leper, two crippled gals and several menfolk born blind(three at least–some days he lost count). And, when the disciples weren't looking,the mangled wing of a dun-colored bird,the runny, infected eye of a… Continue reading
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Snacking on Human Remains
I'm dreaming, and in my dream, I'm looking at a new product, either candy or snacks made from human remains. And while the idea seems slightly repellent, it isn't entirely so–it seems like a good use of a resource that… Continue reading