An Easter poem The lie of the Garden With apple and the snake Was that God didn’t really love us, And we listened, with an ache An ache that tore us from God As in sorrow we left. (Though God, with heart-wide-rendered Gave us second-chance, through death). The lie of the sacrifice Of Abraham andContinueContinue reading “On our history”
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On the eve of the summer solstice
Is there anything better than coming home too-late on a summer’s night because the friends were too fun and the conversations too rich and the night just-warm-enough? And is there anything better than your skin being kind of dirty from a mix of the sweat of the day and the mosquito repellent you spritzed onContinueContinue reading “On the eve of the summer solstice”
Just to delight us
On Tuesday I drove even deeper downtown for a meeting. I work a few minutes’ drive outside of the city center, now. But, anyway, I didn’t mind the jaunt. It was sunny. And summer. And I had my windows down and everything smelled and seemed of sunshine and warmth and positivity. And then! Walking intoContinueContinue reading “Just to delight us”
Advent Wednesday #3
At lunchtime yesterday I went to a church-hall where food was being served to people who have lodging and maybe a change of clothes but not much else. They did have a lot of Christmas cheer though, and they all greeted me warmly. One man asked if I had met his grandchildren yet. I toldContinueContinue reading “Advent Wednesday #3”
A tiny poem | Love and fingerprints
“I’ll never love another woman like I love you,” he said. But this did not give her pause; for she knew that all along. You never love another person in the same way you have loved someone else. Loves are as unique as fingerprints. The one you dated before? The first one whose hand youContinueContinue reading “A tiny poem | Love and fingerprints”
Everything is overwhelming until you realize that God can be trusted
This phrase came to mind this week and I’ve been thinking about it a lot: Everything is overwhelming until you realize that God can be trusted. Because if God is who He says He is, then: He desires our well-being and He cares for us and He will give us good things. What is theContinueContinue reading “Everything is overwhelming until you realize that God can be trusted”
What if you didn’t know the Our Father?
In Christianity, there is a prayer given to us by Jesus. It’s called the “Lord’s Prayer” by some, but I hear it called the “Our Father” in Catholic circles, and so that’s what I call it here. Just so ya know. Not last weekend (Halloween/ All Saints Day), but the weekend before, I lost myContinueContinue reading “What if you didn’t know the Our Father?”
Eucalyptus
Two hundred years ago, in 2011, I walked a bit of the Camino de Santiago. Sometimes life has a way of surprising you, you who show up with skeletal “plans” or maybe “visions.” Ha. Hahahahaha. Almost a year before I walked the Camino, my brother had sent me a link to the Wikipedia article aboutContinueContinue reading “Eucalyptus”
Nehemiah was cup-bearer to the King.
Sometimes, on some days, I drive my car un-mapped through the city; I weave through Detroit free of any direction except for the basic understanding of north-south-east-west. Yesterday was one of those days. The air was mild, the sky clear, And I drove with my windows down and my arm out-stretched and my hair blowingContinueContinue reading “Nehemiah was cup-bearer to the King.”
A few of my favorite things
This is not a sponsored post. I.e. I’m not receiving any ca$h-ola from this-here sharing. BUT! I wanted you to know about some things that I like. For science’s sake. Three Dogs North. In the continued daytime-drama that is “My Life is either the weirdest or the coolest, take your pick,” I met a seminarianContinueContinue reading “A few of my favorite things”
Seashell Nell 