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Peace

Peace is possible. Trust it.

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Holding and Releasing

i Carry Your sunny days within me in all ways. . We shine and shimmer like the sun on the water… We are all reflections of You.

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For Brad and the Riviera 

I remember a basement apartment Filled with laughter and hope I remember the candy store on the corner… We survived on egg creams and pizza and pirogue! We lived in the alphabet – anything was possible. We were holy and profane. … Continue reading

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advice from Ruth

https://youtu.be/7oNtD28nYBQ Advice from Ruth   Rend your clothes Moan Tear Yell Yank Wail in sorrow and in denial,   Let no one deny you your pain Let no one deny you your mourning Let know one deny you your fears … Continue reading

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Labor’s of Love

    the Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2 verse 47 — a verse known to many – school children recite it, images of students from the past come to my head, fingers stained with ink as they learn penmanship shaping the … Continue reading

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HAPPY FIRST HARVEST!

HAPPY LUGHNASADH, HAPPY LAMMAS! HAPPY FEAST OF ST. ALPHONSUS LIGOURI I preached this sermon on Sunday, August 31, 2016 – if you click the link WEED’EM and REAP it will take you to the vimeo to hear it — there … Continue reading

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recorded sermons: Comfort the Afflicted

Once a month i have been preaching, speaking in a small lovely Unitarian Universalist pulpit in Palatka Florida, and they have been recording them. Two weeks ago, i gave this sermon in the aftermath of Harambe’s death……………………… One week ago, … Continue reading

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You can’t make friends…

You Can’t Make Friends… A short story by Elizabeth Teal I was speaking with a friend of mine recently, and she was telling me how her daughter was going to have a blue bedroom. Ah, I thought blue is a … Continue reading

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