Tree on a Rainy SundaySilver wet tree has drawn me near.Raindrops and tears anoint my face,washing me fresh inside and out:this is a sacrament today.Gray green on grey, the feathered leaves,lightly attached, are free to swirl,wafting elusive cleansing tang:this is soul remedy today.Touching the trunk, I flinch at scars,slashes some heedless ego made,yet strength andContinue reading “Tree on a Rainy Sunday”
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The Trouble with Being the Word
The Trouble with Being the WordEaster 4; John 10:1-10Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you,” words that mark important meanings.Then he used a series of metaphors,“sheepfold”, “gate”, “shepherd”, “sheep” -figures of speech he wove into a storythat likened him to a shepherd,a familiar connection in Scripture.Too many have lost that mine of wisdomso they don’tContinue reading “The Trouble with Being the Word”
To See or Not To See
To See or Not to SeeLent 4; John 9:1-41Surely we are not blind, are we?We can see on our screens all manner of enticementsto alleged healing or debaucheryand are encouraged to purchasewhat we see and read about,with no personal contact or experience.We can watch people sufferingfrom war and catastrophe,from prejudice and tyrannyand we glance, grimaceContinue reading “To See or Not To See”
Reflections
ReflectionsEpiphany 4; 1 Corinthians 13;12,13If we look to see others in dusty mirrorswhere we are accustomed to find our face,they are distant reflections of shapes and shadowsthat cannot be us, in their separate space.Now if only we dare to release our image,and turn our regard to look face to face,then we both will be moreContinue reading “Reflections”
The Journey of the Wise
The Journey of the WiseEpiphany – Matthew 2:1-12There was a time when kings and queens were wiseand wisdom writings seen as Sacred Word;then Wisdom Woman, God in female guise,spoke at the crossroads and was widely heard.Young Solomon had prayed for wisdom’s sight;a wisdom school was fostered at his court,and foreign leaders came to share theContinue reading “The Journey of the Wise”
The Journey of the Wise
The Journey of the WiseEpiphany; Matthew 2:1-12There was a time when kings and queens were wiseand wisdom writings seen as Sacred Word;then Wisdom Woman, God in female guise,spoke at the crossroads and was widely heard.Young Solomon had prayed for wisdom’s sight;a wisdom school was fostered at his court,and foreign leaders came to share the lightContinue reading “The Journey of the Wise”
In the Marketplace
In the Marketplace Matthew 11:15-19,25-30 In the marketplace we now have social distancing: we always had soul distancing. In the marketplace Jesus lamented unbridged distance of industrious self-absorption. In the marketplace music dribbles, no-one dances. Mourners crying find no sharing. In the marketplace John who is fasting seems obsessive, Jesus at table, over-indulgent. In theContinue reading “In the Marketplace”
Song for Epiphany
Song for Epiphany Matthew 2:1-12 (written to fit the Irish traditional tune Columcille, as arranged by John Bell, Iona Community, for his song No wind at the window, Together in Song 287) What star can I follow to kneel in that place? How far will I journey? What doubts dare erase? And if I canContinue reading “Song for Epiphany”
Song for Epiphany
Song for Epiphany Matthew 2:1-12 (written to fit the Irish traditional tune Columcille, as arranged by John Bell, Iona Community, for his song No wind at the window, Together in Song 287) What star can I follow to kneel in that place? How far will I journey? What doubts dare erase? And if I canContinue reading “Song for Epiphany”
Lose and Find
Lose and Find (Song Lyrics to the Welsh tune Ar hyd y nos: All through the night) Pentecost 16, Proverbs 1:20-33, Mark 8:27-38) 1. Lose the life that makes you smaller, scrambling for gain. Find the life that stretches taller, learning from pain. Take your cross and pray to bear it: God will find aContinue reading “Lose and Find”
