BlessedAll Saints; Luke 6:20-31, Luke 9:1-6, Luke 8:1-3Jesus said to his disciples:“Blessed are you who are poorfor yours is the kingdom of God.”They wandered the roads with him,having no place to lay their heads.He sent the twelve through the villages,to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal,telling them to take nothing for the journeyContinue reading “Blessed”
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Blessings and Woes
Blessings and WoesEpiphany 6; Luke 6:17-26Confront us with the mysterythat blessing graces miserywhile fortune loads the dice for woe!Our poverty can strip awaythe gilded idols of our day,while wealth can stifle what might grow.Our hunger seeks out nourishmentand hungry souls will be contentwith nothing short of Spirit source,but bellies filled beyond excessfind illness shows themContinue reading “Blessings and Woes”
Song for the Counter-cultural Reign of Christ
Song for the Counter-cultural Reign of ChristJohn 18:13-37 Tune: O Waly, Waly, English trad. TiS654The tales we tell of those in powershow kings and tyrants, warped and sour,who cruelly trample those in need.While many starve, they richly feed.Some rulers build a guarded wall,while Christ’s way causes walls to fall.Some seize the law to serve theirContinue reading “Song for the Counter-cultural Reign of Christ”
Blessings and Woes
Blessings and Woes Epiphany 6; Luke 6:17-26 Confront us with the mystery that blessing graces misery while fortune loads the dice for woe! Our poverty can strip away the gilded idols of our day, while wealth can stifle what might grow. Our hunger seeks out nourishment and hungry souls will be content with nothing shortContinue reading “Blessings and Woes”
Sonnet for St. Francis
Sonnet for St. Francis Though Francis bore the marks of Jesus’ pain, he walked the roads in simple joy and danced. He cast aside the robes of merchant gain, embracing poverty as life enhanced. A fearsome wolf at his request grew tame – for animal and town a happy end. He preached to birds andContinue reading “Sonnet for St. Francis”
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