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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Make Wise the Simple
Make Wise the Simple Pentecost 19; Psalm 19, Matthew 21:33-46 The heavens and the earth proclaim God’s glory throughout time and space. Can we let silence tune our ear enough that we might dimly hear the cosmos praise God’s work and name in awe and wonder at God’s grace? The word of God revives theContinue reading “Make Wise the Simple”
Woman Set Free from a Spirit of Bondage
Woman Set Free from a Spirit of Bondage Pentecost 11; Luke 13:10-17 She is not the only afflicted one who is seen by Jesus and called over on the Sabbath in a place of worship to be set free and speak out her praise. They said healing was work, not for Sabbath. Would Jesus beContinue reading “Woman Set Free from a Spirit of Bondage”
