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The Way of the Magi

Posted on December 17, 2024 by bobjanisdillon

followa starfollowa bookfollowan exercise regimenfollow2007 Toyota Corolla in the slow lanefollowyour gutfollowyour heartfollow12,000-year-old Buddhist monk from Watertownfollowthe arrowsfollowa direct order from your superiorfollowthe Chicago Manual of Stylefollowthe road and then go home by another way

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The Magi

Posted on December 17, 2024 by bobjanisdillon

If the presentis causing you to lose hope, consider this:presumably, in this moment,a Magiin someone’s storyis only nowsetting out on her journey.It could be a long one,she may be six years old,wearing insufficient shoes,in the wrong climate,but these stories have … Continue reading →

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Bethlehem

Posted on May 12, 2022 by bobjanisdillon

Actually, there is a starover your housetonight. Several. Some of themare 10 billion years old. (One was born todaybut it was on the other end of town,behind the Genza galaxy,and is just hanging quietly with its parent cloud,awaiting instruction.) There … Continue reading →

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Your Monday Blessing: star followers

Posted on December 15, 2014 by bobjanisdillon

We, too, have followed a star. Before Bethlehem, it lit the night in alien worlds, resplendent, mattering much to all those with eyes to see. What ancient astrologers tracked its course through their heavens, and saw, in the infinite darkness, … Continue reading →

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