The melody of one of two hymns will rise to a quiet murmur in my subconscious those mornings when I open my eyes to a sky glowing apricot, sometimes pink, above the shutters in our bedroom window. On the wall … Continue reading Visit then this soul of mine
A steady southwesterly breeze persistently ruffles the water behind our house. At times so stiff it will push whitecaps up that slap against the bulkhead and slosh around our little dock. At gentler times the water birds strut. The … Continue reading Beside still waters
Good Friday Am I a stone and not a sheep That I can stand, O Christ, beneath Thy Cross, To number drop by drop Thy Blood’s slow loss, And yet not weep? Not so those women loved Who with exceeding … Continue reading View From the Cross…
Lenten Signs Here in the city where impassive pavements light no signals for seasons, fingers of woodland point to the river. Mottled ivy wipes off winter dust, burns greener: a thorn tree is beginning to sweat white tears. Gnarled japonica … Continue reading Red Warnings of Outrageous Spring
Amazing how things come at you from disparate directions yet still point you to True North. This image of what NASA thinks used to be a very large star, exploded in a place far away in a time that we … Continue reading Prayer in the Crucible
The Star Radiant, Steadfast, Unquenchable, Shining, Guiding, Warming Majestic, Brilliant, Dazzling Celestial Star. Blazing Herald of Infant King, Illuminating Seekers’ Way Light of Heaven to Darkening World Prophesy of Longing Hearts Fulfilled, Emmanuel Sinners, Sick, Broken, Weary Wealthy, Poor, Gentile, … Continue reading The Star
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