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Advent 12
"You're pregnant," says Gabriel,forcing Mary–unsuspecting teenager–to plunge deeper than ever before(we would assume)soulward for some placeto ground this unfathomable annuciation. Today, what say the angels to youthat turns you inwardto drag out unimagined resourceshidden deep in your own battered soul?… Continue reading
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If You Seek
If you seek a God of vengeance and violence,you will find your God in the Bible.If you seek a God of compassion and love,you will find your God in the Bible.In fact,the history of Christianitytells the story of the battlebetween… Continue reading
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That Which Is Next
That which is next for youlurks around the corner,ready to pounce.You can hide, resist, fight–but it sill comes:illness, unemployment, conflict, loneliness. Or you could say,"That which is next–I'm ready to greet you.We will be companions.I may not best you,but I… Continue reading
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The Simplest Prayer
What is the simplest, most elemental prayer?Some say, "Help!"Others say, "Thanks!"Or perhaps it is "Wow!"uttered in moments of unanticipated wonder(or for the inarticulate and our animal cousins: "!"). I say,for all living, breathing beings,the quintessential prayer is this: <sigh> whether… Continue reading
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If I Give You My Heart
If I give you my heart, Will you carry it with you? Will you keep it from harm,If I give you my heart? If I give you my heart, Where will you keep it? Will it be close to yours,If I give you my… Continue reading
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Break Through
Break through the limitsof sensibility, logic and reason.Stamp and jump until the floor gives way.Drop into the sweet chaos of irrationality. Here imagination reigns unrestrained.Poetry and passion collide and ricochet.Symbol and allegory lunge, leap and laugh.Creativity dances, glances, bounds and… Continue reading
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At Night, the Sea
At night, the sea closes in… Continue reading
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Abandon
At any given momentyou are called to abandoneverything that has beenfor what is next. At every given moment–this one, for example–you are called to abandonevery actual or imagined thing that has ever, ever been,for what is next. At this moment…and… Continue reading
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The Sweater of Belief
I don the sweater of belief.What's this thread?I pull it, take a closer look.It keeps coming.Doesn't look like I need it.Snip. Here's another… And another… How long does this sweaterremain a sweater? This unraveling should unnerve me,but I'm warm enough… Continue reading