Monthly Archives: August 2014

The Sheets

for a dear host family Love prepared a home for me before my car even left the garage. The sheets were cleaned and placed upon the bed. The house was built. Back when my needs were only a twinkle in … Continue reading

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for Craig

Friend, perhaps it was rude of me when I stomped on your bed and dribbled a glass of water into the upturned cave of your ear. My point was that whatever lunatic scheme God had in mind for us worked … Continue reading

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A blue heron

A blue heron, three frogs, some water. Reeds. Me. This is my credo statement. The soul needs no campaign buttons. The divine vocabulary is whippoorwills and cicadas. Its grammar is up, earthward, towards the heart, and always still Water. Reeds. … Continue reading

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God who breaks all watches

God who breaks all watches, who is the life of the world, the bug in the operating system, the crick in the neck, the distraction in the story, the tears in the temple, the baby in the bathwater rushes, let … Continue reading

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God the mightiest

God, the mightiest beyond mightiest lives as your equal. Lives as your equal! This is how life is arranged: the thunder coughs, and then it is your turn to speak. OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI

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Moderation is so sexy right now

It’s 6:00 am, and I’ve already had a cup of coffee this morning. I had it just the way I like it – black and in a cup. There was some coffee left in the pot yesterday, which means there’s … Continue reading

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2 new audio sermons about immortality & frisbee

I was delighted to return to The Unitarian Church in Summit, the congregation where I was Intern Minister nine years ago, for two Sundays in August. It was great to see so many old friends. Below are the links to … Continue reading

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Prayer for unrest

Some pray for quiet in Ferguson, but I pray that the heart that howls at injustice, the heart of our nation will beat louder than any truncheon. I pray for the police whose nightly dreams of justice are interrupted by … Continue reading

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Your Monday Blessing

My friend, I wish you: warm clothes on your back, clean water in your well, a spark in your eyes, money in your pocket, something lovely in your hands, or at least useful, not too much wax in your ears, … Continue reading

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Your Monday Blessing

May pleasures fill your life as the rain of a storm fills hungry soil, And your sorrows be a slight drizzle between rainbows.

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