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About bobjanisdillon

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

Your Monday Blessing, by Father Pedro Arrupe

Posted on September 26, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

It’s been a busy weekend, so taking a few hours off from the writing game. For your Monday blessing, here’s a favourite of mine, written by Father Pedro Arrupe. Nothing is more practical than finding God, than falling in Love … Continue reading →

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Love and the Chicago Cubs

Posted on September 19, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Love and the Chicago Cubs are essentially the same thing: a lot of people root for them but they will never win. Dress them up in royal blue, for corporate picnics in July; fine playthings in the summer months, that … Continue reading →

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How the Bee got its Sting

Posted on September 12, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

How the bee got its sting There was once a fly who liked flowers. He didn’t know WHY he liked flowers, but they fascinated him. All he wanted to do, all day, was to be as close to flowers as … Continue reading →

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Diary of a visit to the refugees

Posted on September 6, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

About a year avon, in Nov. 2015, I went for just a few days to the island of Samos with several others to volunteer with the refugees there. It was a wonderful – if harrowing – experience and I’d love … Continue reading →

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Welcome to this Humble Day

Posted on September 5, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

God, I welcome you into my humble day. Please make yourself at home. Sorry about the clutter – I forgot you were coming, and then a thousand projects of inclination left their mark. The problem with possession is that things … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing: “The Back Nine”

Posted on August 30, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I am approaching one of those infamous years with a nothing at the end – the big-four-oh, in my case. There are many metaphors out there for ageing. Ecclesiastes, whose neighbours Leviticus and Judges disparage as being “a bit on … Continue reading →

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The Summer Moon

Posted on August 22, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Your Monday blessing: last of the summer reruns and then I mean to dive into the writing again, spirit willing. Here’s one from three years ago.   The Summer Moon (for Abe)   I walked to the moon, but I … Continue reading →

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Blessed be the work

Posted on August 1, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Your Monday Blessing: this week I’ll be going on vacation, which means it’s time for summer reruns. Here’s one I wrote in 2014, about work. Happy Monday, everyone! Blessed be the work of your hands. Whether you hold a welding … Continue reading →

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Stony the Road We Trod

Posted on July 25, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Your Monday Blessing: “Stony the Road we Trod” The accusations are familiar. “A bunch of arcane rituals nobody really understands.” “A waste of time – boring and pointless.” “If they really want to be helpful, why don’t they just volunteer … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing – by Kabir

Posted on July 18, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I said to the wanting-creature inside me: What is this river you want to cross? There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road. Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or nesting? There is no river … Continue reading →

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