Author Archives: bobjanisdillon

About bobjanisdillon

Unitarian Universalist minister, poet, husband, father, three-chord guitar wonder.

One Sweet Day

Posted on December 3, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

Time is not only linear.Power is not only hierarchical.Which explains how God, just yesterday, opened the first window on her 99 cent Advent calendar,found a chocolate angel within,and was inspired to create the sunrise.

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The Miracle

Posted on December 2, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

The miracle is not, of course,in the efficacy of the oil,but is the fire burning in the Temple,the fire burning eight days for the people. War, like entropy, is unremarkable,one damn thing happening over another.But in that day in Kislev,a … Continue reading →

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The Epic of Gilgamesh, for your viewing pleasure

Posted on May 25, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

In 2017, I adapted the epic of Gilgamesh (written by Sîn-lēqi-unninn) to a Ministerial closing ceremony. We don’t have a video of the original epic of Gilgamesh (first performed about 2100 BCE) but we fortunately, this version survives. Starring Rachel … Continue reading →

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Exist

Posted on April 19, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

Lately, I’ve been putting prayer on the to-do list.I know, I know: there’s something spiritually amiss about this,a lack of authentic devotionality, a careless mix-up ofthe self-help priorities. Worse, it’s sometimes sixth, or seventh on the list.Some days, I don’t … Continue reading →

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An Alien Astronomer Reports on System B^DX4-2

Posted on April 5, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

System B^DX4-2 is a promising one. A single mid-size star, with a number of planets in orbit – 6 visible. Gravity tables put the likely total at somewhere between 8 and 16. Star 1-B^DX4-2 is just post-midlife, stable ordinary. Nothing … Continue reading →

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The Trick

Posted on March 23, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

The trickis to open your handswide enoughto hold the sunrise

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The 21st Century Congregant, Part 2: How Congregations Can Adapt

Posted on March 19, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece called “The Century Congregant: A Profile”. I wrote about what we might expect from a typical attender to our chapels and fellowships and churches – aware that none of us are completely … Continue reading →

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On a Grey and Rainy Morning

Posted on March 16, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

Everything under the sky gets ruined,broken by raindrops,whispered suggestions by the passing galesthat soon become promises. The ten thousand things are busybeing destroyed utterlythis grey morning. Even now, your bitterness, regret,sorrow and care,your hatred and pain,your worst moments, and the … Continue reading →

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Idiot Wind

Posted on March 2, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

Listen, he said, it’s like this.Some idiot farmer has thrown your plans into the wind, like seeds.God knows why. On the highway, 18-wheelers roar continuallyover several of your dreams.Don’t worry, the birds are cleverer than those monsters,they’ll get there, eventually, … Continue reading →

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Breathe

Posted on February 9, 2021 by bobjanisdillon

When things go wrong, and wrong again,And disappointment sets up campUpon your spirit:Breathe. Breathe in the moment’s dampAnd heavy-laden wisdom, sent From higher places to your cell,A missive seeping to the bone.Take it in, hear it,Let prayer, that holds all … Continue reading →

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