Tag Archives: justice

To the one insisting “All Lives Matter”

Posted on July 12, 2016 by bobjanisdillon

You have made a protest, albeit a small one. I am listening. I am listening. I am waiting to hear what is required of us. If all lives matter, then surely we need to be outside the immigrant detention center, … Continue reading →

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A reflection on Caitlyn Jenner, Rachel Dolezal, and the American art of reinvention

Posted on June 15, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

For those who can afford it, America has always been a land rich in the possibilities for reinvention. Long before The Great Gatsby, people in this country have seized the opportunity to remake themselves in the image of that which … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: The present spirit

Posted on February 2, 2015 by bobjanisdillon

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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Isaiah 1:4-23 – an interpretation

Posted on December 5, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Woe to this sinful nation, a people whose guilt is great, a brood of evildoers, children given to corruption! They have forsaken true power, they have despised the Holy One of all lands, and turned their backs on mystery. Why … Continue reading →

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What is the role of religious institutions in justice? A dialogue

Posted on November 14, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Dear friends, I stumbled across an old paper I wrote about congregations and justice. It’s an imagined dialogue between four giants of Unitarianism and Universalism: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Clarence Skinner, Olympia Brown and Clarence Skinner. I apologize for the “in … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing

Posted on November 3, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

& the letters not written & the words that didn’t find mouths & the kindnesses not enacted & the reconciliations not achieved & the embraces not extended & the drawings left unfinished on the counter & the apologies not made … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: for Indigenous Peoples Day

Posted on October 13, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

The difference between redeemed and forgotten is justice. Tombstones crumble, but the pain that is etched in the blood of our family sings, and sings, until the final hearing.

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Prayer for unrest

Posted on August 19, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Some pray for quiet in Ferguson, but I pray that the heart that howls at injustice, the heart of our nation will beat louder than any truncheon. I pray for the police whose nightly dreams of justice are interrupted by … Continue reading →

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Easter poem

Posted on April 21, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

The life of the world is alive again, The children are at play, The lilies, the songbirds, all our friends, The joy that rain and sunshine sends, All greet our hearts today. The winter’s cold, but fertile tomb, As dark … Continue reading →

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Passover poem

Posted on April 21, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

Somewhere back in the generations of your family, someone ran away: from the guns of an army, from an abusive marriage, from the whips of Pharoah, from a poor town with nothing, from a nameless dread, from the everyday lies … Continue reading →

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