Tag Archives: God

gardening – June 6

Posted on June 7, 2013 by landl30

6.6 have dominion over the earth plant it, till, cultivate, collaborate with God in it, with whatever is present.   enclose a bit of ground, form flowers, greens, stones, into patterns of pleasure, connect to the magic.   enjoy the … Continue reading →

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I prayed today – June 5

Posted on June 6, 2013 by landl30

6.5 I prayed today to be let loose, to find direction, to lift my life   except standing at the stove spatula in hand, grease about, I realized   that I am doing much better than most, a sign perhaps … Continue reading →

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good you can go for – May 24

Posted on May 25, 2013 by landl30

5.24 Good Master. Why do you call me good? only One is good. Jesus said that. Way back when.   I said, I will try to be a good man, back when I asked her to marry me.   Years … Continue reading →

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oil change day – May 22

Posted on May 22, 2013 by landl30

5.22 oil change day. will they tell me that I need more than oil or will they surprise me this time.   cynicism and upselling, naming rights for sale, dollars and consumers our most important product.   God being inconvenient, spirituality now only … Continue reading →

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softness – May 20

Posted on May 20, 2013 by landl30

5.20 fingers of sunlight mark brown waters with limb shadows against the sky.   sitting on the bank, a small boy with fishing bobber haunts   my images as if Huck and Tom left me there when I wasn’t looking. … Continue reading →

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puppy love – April 26

Posted on April 26, 2013 by landl30

4.26 puppy shows up to be fed with a friend. hungry strays telling each other where to find a meal.   maybe Jesus-dog taught her from that place where canines know things they only hint to us in wags.   … Continue reading →

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emptying nest – April 25

Posted on April 25, 2013 by landl30

4.25 Houses in dreams are our soul selves images of emotion, hope, fear, projection, insight.   On this day that our youngest makes his step-out college choice, demolition begins in the kitchen soul center of our actual house.   He … Continue reading →

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little girl astray – April 22

Posted on April 22, 2013 by landl30

4.22 tan stripes tiger across her short haired black coat, lone survivor, abandoned puppy, stray.   so many strays come to the promised land, hearts open- closed from the wounds, hoping for redemption.   abandoned, injured, cast off, neglected, leaning … Continue reading →

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Dancing at Lughnasa – April 21

Posted on April 21, 2013 by landl30

4.21 Bare feet slap the earth, searching for consort with rhythms of the earth, probing, connecting at deep warm dark places   Fr. Jack was a happy man who fell in love with his people and flowed to their gods. … Continue reading →

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kenyon redux – April 4

Posted on April 4, 2013 by landl30

4.4 A lovely campus and where is God to whose glory it was begun Have we bartered for a tower of Babel instead.   Learned children, do they learn of you or only of their own creation and leave behind … Continue reading →

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