gratitude – Barb, poet priest

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”

My Treasures

My TreasuresPentecost 9; Luke 12:32-40Jesus says:“Where your treasure is,there your heart will be also.”Where now are my treasuresthat draw my heart like magnets?I treasure the scribblingof words on a page,trying to touch a truth,then sharing those words with others.I find treasure in stories,read, heard and told,stories lived and imagined,shaped and revisitedby words old and new.SuchContinue reading “My Treasures”

The House was Filled with the Fragrance

The House was Filled with the FragranceLent 5; John 12:1-11Whether or not he robs the common purse,his carping words steal beauty from her choice,and try to rob her of her hard won placeat Jesus’ feet, although her act gives voiceto gratitude for brother’s life restoredand grief prophetic of their teacher’s death.The ones who come toContinue reading “The House was Filled with the Fragrance”

Thanks and Praise

Thanks and Praise Pentecost 18; Luke 17:11-19 Between Samaria and Galilee – conflicted space – he made that journey to Jerusalem. He set his face to meet the fate the leaders planned for him, death and disgrace. Ten lepers cried, “Have mercy on us, Lord!” (not coming near.) He told them they could go andContinue reading “Thanks and Praise”