Love God, Love NeighbourPentecost 24; Mark 12:28-34Do I love Godwith heart, soul, mind, strength?Whether I love with allof all of the aboveI have to doubt.Over the years my hearthas had its passionsand its breakages,built its walls,and found safe waysto value and appreciate,but how whole-heartedin God’s eyes?My soul, that intimate stranger,has no form or faceI canContinue reading “Love God, Love Neighbour”
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The Poet’s Call to Connect
The Poet’s Call to Connect Lent 5; Ezekiel 37:1-14; John 11;1-45 To seek connection is the poet’s art. In metaphor the meaning is revealed to souls responding with a joyous start, with ardent breath and spring of tears that yield an opening into mystery’s large heart. Then stories stir like bones at prophet’s word, connecting,Continue reading “The Poet’s Call to Connect”
Shake off the Dust
Shake off the Dust Pentecost 6, Mark 6:1-13 The locals doubted Jesus could be wise: he grew to manhood right before their eyes, a carpenter whose kin they thought they knew. His gift was hampered, though he healed a few. Belief, it seems, enables Spirit power, and sceptics flourish in this day and hour, pursuingContinue reading “Shake off the Dust”
Barb, poet priest 