Loving my EnemyEpiphany 7; Luke 6:27-38To call that man my enemywould seem too strong a claim,yet still I feel unloving,remembering his name.A bully in the workplacethe three of us agreed.It’s many years behind me,and still I am not freed.One dived into a bottle,one left for pastures green.I plodded on, diminished,with wounds that felt unclean.I neverContinue reading “Loving my Enemy”
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Blessings and Woes
Blessings and WoesEpiphany 6; Luke 6:17-26Confront us with the mysterythat blessing graces miserywhile fortune loads the dice for woe!Our poverty can strip awaythe gilded idols of our day,while wealth can stifle what might grow.Our hunger seeks out nourishmentand hungry souls will be contentwith nothing short of Spirit source,but bellies filled beyond excessfind illness shows themContinue reading “Blessings and Woes”
Responding to the Calling
Responding to the CallingEpiphany 5; Luke 5:1-11No, the miracles weren’t what convinced us:neither finding of fish we’d been missing,nor the healing of someone at Simon’s,neither stories of words from the heavens,nor a dove flitting down on his shoulder.Maybe these were for some confirmation,and for those left behind, compensation.As for us, we were hooked when weContinue reading “Responding to the Calling”
Reflections
ReflectionsEpiphany 4; 1 Corinthians 13;12,13If we look to see others in dusty mirrorswhere we are accustomed to find our face,they are distant reflections of shapes and shadowsthat cannot be us, in their separate space.Now if only we dare to release our image,and turn our regard to look face to face,then we both will be moreContinue reading “Reflections”
Good News to the Poor
Good News to the PoorEpiphany 3; Luke 4:14-21On January 26, 1788,an English fleet landedhere, and formally possessedwhat was not theirs to possess.They did not even acknowledgethat they had invadedthe lands of the Gadigal nation,one of many nationswho lived as custodiansof country for 60,000 years.Now let us respect Survival Day,and if we celebrate Australia Day,let usContinue reading “Good News to the Poor”
Accepting the Time
Accepting the TimeEpiphany 2; John 2:1-11“My time has not yet come!” he said at first;but changed his mind, turned water into wine.Was there a premonition of the thirstwhen cross upon a hill became his sign?Then service before safety was his choice,or would be from this moment on that day.He heard the harsh resistance in hisContinue reading “Accepting the Time”
Baptism as Watershed
Baptism as WatershedThe Baptism of the Lord; Luke 3:15-22John and Jesusin the waters:they were connectedbefore they were born,enfolded in separatebut related watersin Elizabeth, Mary,two prophet women,pregnant and waiting,singing their songsof liberation.At that meeting the childin the womb leapt for joy.Perhaps Mary ponderedprophetic knowingin one not yet born.And what of her foetusforetold by an angel?John andContinue reading “Baptism as Watershed”
The Journey of the Wise
The Journey of the WiseEpiphany – Matthew 2:1-12There was a time when kings and queens were wiseand wisdom writings seen as Sacred Word;then Wisdom Woman, God in female guise,spoke at the crossroads and was widely heard.Young Solomon had prayed for wisdom’s sight;a wisdom school was fostered at his court,and foreign leaders came to share theContinue reading “The Journey of the Wise”
Healing Choices
Healing ChoicesEpiphany 6; 2 Kings 5:1-14; Mark 1:40-45If a slave girl had not sharedfaith in godly power to heal,if some servants had not cared,spoken out with frank appeal,would his body be restored,soul washed clean of futile pride?Naaman’s servants saved their lord,braved his wrath, set fear aside.Banned from contact, yet he cameclose to Jesus, begged andContinue reading “Healing Choices”
Woman Lifted Up
Woman Lifted UpEpiphany 5; Mark 1:29-39He took her by the hand and raised her up,and then the fever left her, and the lossof home and husband and her role and placeno longer kept her weak, confined to bed.She felt empowered to serve them in this housethat was not hers, but where perhaps she might,by servingContinue reading “Woman Lifted Up”
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