Weeds Amongst the WheatPentecost 8; Matthew 13:24-30Who is to blame for weeds amongst the wheat?Do seeds of hate and prejudice remain,lodged out of sight until they can compete,released by heat and stirred to life by rain?Their roots lie tangled with the growing grain:to tear them up would risk uprooting crop.At harvest time, their nature willContinue reading “Weeds Amongst the Wheat”
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The Path from Palms to Cross
The Path from Palms to Cross Palm Sunday; Matthew 21:1-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66 Short is the path linking palms to cross: mockery waits for the fall of fame; hope of gain turns at the threat of loss; those who would idolize him now blame. God seems reluctant to do our will; we need a hero who’llContinue reading “The Path from Palms to Cross”
Barb, poet priest 