poor – Barb, poet priest

At the Gates or Beyond the Chasm

At the Gates or Beyond the Chasm Pentecost 16; Luke 16:19-31 Are we the rich ones at whose gates the poor now starve for lack of food we well could spare, while here our wasting comes from wanting more, unbridled growth that robs the land and air? Then will our laden tables soon be turned,Continue reading “At the Gates or Beyond the Chasm”

Beware!

Beware! Pentecost 24, Mark 12:38-44 He named it then, and he’d name it now! Though they crucify him, he would say, “Beware of those who show off in the marketplace, who expect respect and who claim they care, who display their wealth and yet grasp for more while the generous poor are left stripped andContinue reading “Beware!”