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Peace
Peace is possible. Trust it.
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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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Caws-ality
The hard drive died… And with fingers crossed in hope and prayer It has been sent away to hospital, or perhaps Frankenstein’s laboratory for devices with names. And then, And the tablet crashed …too old to save… And thus my … Continue reading
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Tagged birds, caws, computer crashes, crows, data recovery, elizabeth teal, hope, ink brush painting, Liz Teal, poem, Poetry, salvation, sumi-e, tech issues
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spilt
spilt ink or milk or tongue, no use crying or getting angry – no need for shame or blame. ask for guidance, trust in the learning, for Thou art with me.
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Tagged anger, Christianity, Daily Practice, God, ink blots, interfaith, Interspirituality, james 1:5, learning, lectio divina, Poetry, prayer, spilled ink, spilled milk, spiritual direction, spiritual journey, tears, wisdom
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Our father’s day
As the daughter of two fathers: one biological, one adopted, one gay, one straight, and as a daughter, a mother and a minister, the word ‘father’ for me is filled with multiple meanings and feelings. I sit with the ideas … Continue reading
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Tagged Abba, Aramaic Lord's Prayer, Aramaic Our Father Prayer, Christianity, Dads, eco-chaplaincy, Father's Day, Father's Day Poetry, Gay parents, Gay Rights, gratitude, Interspirituality, life after death, Our Father in Heaven, Poetry, religion, spirituality, The Lord's Prayer, Unitarian Universalism
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