new life – Barb, poet priest

As Jesus Wept

As Jesus WeptLent 5; Ezekiel 37:1-14, John 11:1-45As Jesus wept for friends, for death, for grief,and still called out to one entombed: “Come out!”,we likewise grieve for wars without reliefand long to hear Christ’s bold restoring shout.So many dead and homes and land laid bare!We pray the Spirit might inspire this cry:“You shattered lands, leaveContinue reading “As Jesus Wept”

Not to Condemn the World

Lent 4; Numbers 21:4-9; John 3: 14-21 Does God send snakes to kill complaints, or do creation’s laws enact symbolic harm on corporate spite? To foul our nest will make us ill, polluted air will steal our breath, and poison tongue lets venom bite. Yet with that fate comes remedy, for one man prays andContinue reading “Not to Condemn the World”