Responding to SadduceesPentecost 22; Luke 20:27-40At High School, I was good at debating,but our arguments there were not heartfelt,just a mind game where stances were random:“Yes” or “No” was assigned, not self-chosen.Now real arguments set my gut seething.If beliefs are deep seated and fervent,seems my tongue and my brain lose connection.If I speak, it isContinue reading “Responding to Sadducees”
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Shanay in Sunshine
We are grieving the deathof our little cat Shanay.It seems as ifthe sun won’t shinewithout her invoking its presenceas she gazes at the skyfrom the chair by the glass door.How she luxuriated in its warmthwhen the sunshine obliged her:praise and gratitude personified!How can I readwith the same delightpropped up on the couchwithout the tread ofContinue reading “Shanay in Sunshine”
Trees in the Wind
Trees in the WindLeaves and twigs of blue gum treestossing in this gusty windsurge and thrash like storm lashed seas.Underneath the trunks are stillstanding strong amidst the stir.Could I learn such steadfast will?There are limbs of other gumschange will cause to drop to earth:death if one unwary comes.For the tree, is such loss wise,letting goContinue reading “Trees in the Wind”
Sonnet for St. Francis
Sonnet for St. FrancisThough Francis bore the marks of Jesus’ pain,he walked the roads in simple joy and danced.He cast aside the robes of merchant gain,embracing poverty as life enhanced.A fearsome wolf at his request grew tame –for animal and town a happy end.He preached to birds and even dared to claimthat sun and moonContinue reading “Sonnet for St. Francis”
Feeding, Healing, Sailing
Feeding, Healing, SailingPentecost 10; John 6:1-21Fish and loaves multipliedcannot feed jaded lives.Bellies full, vacant soulsransacked by affluence,will not seek Jesus outon a hill, by a lake,will not reach praying hands:“Teacher, feed! Wise One, heal!”When the storms overwhelm,and this Earth, like a boat,balance lost, starts to sink,darkened eyes, fixed on fear,will not see Jesus walk.Only say,Continue reading “Feeding, Healing, Sailing”
Sonnets for Ministers
Reluctant Prophet Epiphany 3; Jonah 3 Then Jonah heard the word a second time: he’d been regurgitated on the land. His choice to flee had left him slick with slime, for Nineveh was not the call he’d planned. His journey to the depths had changed his mind: he preached a storm to Nineveh despised, andContinue reading “Sonnets for Ministers”
Advent Song
Waiting, not knowing (Lyrics of Advent song)Waiting, not knowing: Lord, here we are again!Waiting, not knowing, can send this world insane.Give me the wisdom to trust and not complain.Some say that waiting on you is greatest gain.Open that space of emptinessin which I wait on you.Freed of anxiety and stress,I let my thoughts be few.ThereContinue reading “Advent Song”
2 Poems for Saint’s Days
Angelic EncounterSt. Michael and All Angels Day (written September 2020)If you ask me if I’ve seen an angel,I’m not sure what you’ll make of my answer:I have seen a great wing in the heavenswith light gilding the arc of its feathers;though I knew it was cloud, yet the messagewas as clear to my heart asContinue reading “2 Poems for Saint’s Days”
So They Kept the Matter to Themselves
So They Kept the Matter to Themselves Transfiguration; Mark 9:2-10 I have been on those heights everything radiant pregnant with presence clouds trailing glory while near me I heard words of listening and love Dreamed I worshipped you there poised at the crux of prophecy law or future and past all around I perceived ourContinue reading “So They Kept the Matter to Themselves”
Winter Clouds
Winter Clouds When skies are uniformly grey and drizzle dampens every walk, my soul shrinks down, half-turned away, lets inner colour smudge like chalk. If clouds and sun dance on the heights, then grey takes form in subtle hues, and white has brightness that delights, while gaps of sky show bluest blue. Then cast-down eyesContinue reading “Winter Clouds”
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