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Lent Prayer 39 – April 12

Lent Prayer 39 purity of heart, said Kierkegaard, is to will one thing   but I do not, and the tear rends me with confusion.   quiet my heart O Lord   that I may see your path forward and … Continue reading

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Lent Prayer 38 -April 11

Lent Prayer 38 in the last days we seem to cry about things that have not gone well in our lives   as if we were supposed to be immune from the gifts you gave us of mortality and limits … Continue reading

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Lent Prayer 34 – April 7

Lent Prayer 34 quiet. night. silence moving about while our minds weave in and out, dreaming our ways into tastes of something we cannot express.   you come to us in dreams.   of wheat stalks, of angels and ladders … Continue reading

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Lent Prayer 9 – March 13

Lent Prayer 9 I find temptation to be my teacher.   that I am not yet as noble as I kid myself   nor as strong, yet you give me another chance   to get it right today and soldier … Continue reading

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pathways of the heart – December 27

12.27 journeys of life, pathways of the heart. take us homeward wherever we are.

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early morning haze – July 11

7.11 early morning blue haze is topping the pond, light edging through the swamp grass fronds as the sky lightens   and orange white corners touch into the window sides refracting the day. i sip my sumatra coffee   and … Continue reading

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originalgifts – July 2

7.2 she bronzes his poems and drawings and words from early years when even then we he knew that stories and dreams were the way forward.   visions and gifts come to us from somewhere that even we don’t know … Continue reading

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night prayer – June 18

6.18 dishwasher hums in its friendly fashion   lights dim and windows calm   night sneaks in on soft paws   while my soul breathes in   and out ———————–

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little girl astray – April 22

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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