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About bobjanisdillon

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

Your Monday Blessing: Hoc

Posted on March 28, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

“This is my body,” he said, stretching across the table. “What, a salt shaker?” “It was at hand,” he said. “Listen, do you think it matters that we’re at a diner on Seventh? Or that you worked at the docks … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing (induction blessing)

Posted on March 21, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Our ancestors have handed to us the dreams of a better world. This gift was no idle passing. They labored for it and struggled for it. We may feel daunted by the task of carrying so great a weight. But … Continue reading →

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TThe Parable of the Runners on the Corners

Posted on March 14, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

And he said to them listen, listen, the kingdom of heaven is like a baseball game. There are men on first and third with two outs, the catcher’s eye strays to the opposing dugout, hoping to steal a sign. A … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: Tao Te Ching #60 (adapted)

Posted on March 7, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Tao #60 If you want to rule the world, you might first want to learn how to fry a small fish. Handle the small things first. When you know the way of the world, all the little demons lose their … Continue reading →

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A Brief History of Astrophysics

Posted on March 2, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

In the beginning was the black, which was with God, and the black was God. The black held all and was all and created all, and all was kept in its keeping. After the blackness gave birth to everything else, … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: Anxiety Dream

Posted on February 22, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

I dreamt I had to give a presentation to a huge number of people. I arrived extra early, just to make sure I had time to prepare. I was left to myself, no one disturbed me, and one thought came … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: We Wore Red

Posted on February 8, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Others wore blue that day, but we wore red. We gathered in mass at our holy shrine, sang hymns of common praise, cheered us instead of hopeless failure ‘gainst the mill of time. We fought as one: the old, the … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing

Posted on February 1, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

Well, the election for the most powerful post in the free world is under way, and I have fed my children. Cheerios, with the less healthy stuff on top. My sinuses are clogged and I don’t feel all that up … Continue reading →

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Your Monday blessing: knock knock

Posted on January 18, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

The army knocks on my door to say he died bravely. The witnesses knock on my door to say we won’t make it past death, or we will. While I knock on your door, Shams, so that God might dance … Continue reading →

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There is a bar in 1970s New York right now

Posted on January 11, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

There is a bar in 1970s New York right now where David’s looking outta sight, as always, & John Lennon’s dreaming into his beer. The sunshine has been let out a long time ago, like an tourist from Iowa, staggering … Continue reading →

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