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Monthly Archives: February 2015
Your Monday Blessing: The Fix
The Fix I’m on my second glass of New Year’s Eve, and not as young as I used to be, but old enough for old friends. The nymphs course through the living room, shrieking the wordless songs of ecstasy, while … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, growing old, New Year, Robert Burns, time, TS Eliot
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Wisdom Speaks to the Poet
Know that I have carved into perfection To make the holy wanting of your mouth. Proclaim your jagged blessing to the skies, And let the silence work to round it out.
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On the Fifth Snow Day of the Season
Perhaps the mystery is preparing us For the day everything is cancelled forever, And assuring us that, Though it is certain To be a massive inconvenience, It can, in its simple way, be quite Beautiful. Peace surrounds us.
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You Monday blessing: Valentine’s
The miracle is not that God (or whatever eternal forces conspire to take the form of your granddaughter Sophie) sent you a Valentine’s card. The miracle is that God, even now, trembles on tenterhooks, awaiting your response.
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When the Equations Found God
Physicists were floored last week when, working through the mathematics of a few kinks in quantum irregularity, the equations, all of a sudden, proved the existence of God. God, it turned out, is five-foot-seven, and female, though he wears a … Continue reading
Sermon: “A Few Practical Suggestions for Falling in Love with the Mystery”
“A Few Practical Suggestions for Falling in Love with the Mystery” Rev. Bob Janis-Dillon, delivered at the Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington’s Crossing 2/8/2015 “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you … Continue reading
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Your Monday blessing: The Salt of the Earth
You are the salt of the earth, Keeper of life, Carrier of the earth’s wisdom. You add the flavor of earth, your mother, And of sky, your father, To all the proceedings. Merely by being present, You extend the life … Continue reading
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Tagged ecology, gospel, Jesus, sodium chloride, wisdom
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Sayings of Jesus #11,472
You have heard it said, love your enemies. But I say unto you, Until you revere the mosquito bite As the summer mountain upon which you climb to God, the gates to the kingdom of heaven will remain closed.
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Your Monday Blessing: The present spirit
Your Monday Blessing: (with apologies to Mr. Dickens, and wishing him and his a happy 203rd birthday) “Come in and know me better, man,” the winter giant roars, He’s crammed your hearth with mistletoe while you were filled with snores. … Continue reading
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Tagged blessing, Dickens, justice, presence
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The Super Bloom
I wasn’t going to watch the Super Bloom this year. It’s just gotten too commercial. What is it now – seven hours? Still, it’s only that long becase people want to watch it, right? So many of the top ThoughtStreams … Continue reading