peace – Barb, poet priest

Repercussions of Sarah Driving Out Hagar

Repercussions of Sarah Driving Out HagarPentecost 4; Genesis 21:8-21Do all the world’s warscome down to this:those who believe they are entitled to more for their childrenbecause of supposed superiorityof lineage, race, religion or nation,but whose actions are far from superior:enslaving, dis-respecting, mis-treating others,causing cultural loss, exile, wounds and death.Eventually the descendants of thoseforced out intoContinue reading “Repercussions of Sarah Driving Out Hagar”

Farewell Discourse

Farewell Discourse(Lyrics of a song to a Hebridean Folk tune, Eriskay Love Lilt)Easter 6; John 14:23-291.That last night he washed their feetand they shared the wine and bread.Facing death, he taught themlove would live though he’s dead.2.”Those who love me keep the wordthat the Father sent in me.We will love them and come;there at homeContinue reading “Farewell Discourse”

Ceasefire

Ceasefire Pentecost 3; Luke 9:51-62 He had no truck with hatred’s tit-for-tat. His face was set towards Jerusalem: Samaritans rejected him for that. The brothers wanted fire called down on them. They’d answer coldness with destructive heat, but he rebuked them, simply went elsewhere, no honour lost, no shame for humble feet. Forget reprisals, hisContinue reading “Ceasefire”

Remembered Words

Remembered Words Easter 6; John 14:23-29 I wonder, if I saw the end in sight, what words of comfort, stretching like a rope across the threat of absence, would hold tight the truth that helps us walk the slippery slope? At that Last Supper, Jesus knew the plight that day would bring. He tried toContinue reading “Remembered Words”

Who then is this?

Who then is this? Pentecost 4, Mark 4:35-41 “Who then is this?” we ask. Do winds and waves obey a being set apart with words we dare not say, not even when we pray? “Who then is this?” we ask. A man so spent and worn he cannot help but sleep, although the skies areContinue reading “Who then is this?”