humility – Barb, poet priest

To What Will I Compare This Genertion?

To What Will I Compare This Generation?Pentecost 6; Matthew 11:15-19, 25-30Our markets are not graced with lilting airs,nor is there space or time for feet to dance.The love-lorn pop songs wail but no-one cares;beneath the car parks, air-starved planet pants.So, play the music that revives the souland sing laments for woes we need to hear.Oh,Continue reading “To What Will I Compare This Genertion?”

Not the Jesus He Wanted

Not the Jesus He WantedThe Baptism of the Lord; Matthew 3:13-17When Jesus came to John to be baptized,the Baptist baulked, suggested roles reversed.He wanted One whose power was recognized:refining fire, not Human One immersed,to surface breathless, shaking with the chillof river running down a crack in earth.“Now let it be,” said Jesus. “To fulfilthis rightnessContinue reading “Not the Jesus He Wanted”

Dilemmas of Love

Dilemmas of LoveEaster 6; John 15:9-17So you said to your friends in farewell:“This is my commandment,that you love one anotheras I have loved you.”No need of ten commandments:this one is challenge enough.No doubt it would change the world,but how do we live up to it?How do we love as you loved,you who are love embodied,weContinue reading “Dilemmas of Love”