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About bobjanisdillon

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

“The Plot”

Posted on March 4, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

I’m honored to have my poem featured today on “One Sentence Poems” from Right Hand Pointing/White Knuckle Press. The website is a terrific collection of poems, all one sentence long. Check it out! http://www.onesentencepoems.com/osp/

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Your Monday Blessing: Live Long and Prosper

Posted on March 2, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

Two children of Jewish immigrants. A factory worker’s daughter. A preacher’s kid. A D-Day vet. A boy from the internment camps. They put their shirts on, walked into the studio, and explored the galaxy together. The Captain of their crew … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: The Fix

Posted on February 23, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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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Wisdom Speaks to the Poet

Posted on February 18, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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

Posted on February 17, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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

Posted on February 16, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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

Posted on February 11, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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 →

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Sermon: “A Few Practical Suggestions for Falling in Love with the Mystery”

Posted on February 9, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

“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

Posted on February 9, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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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Sayings of Jesus #11,472

Posted on February 3, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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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