Category: Faith
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Minding the Scapegoat
Leviticus 16: 21-22 [The high priest] is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the wickedness and rebellion of the Israelites—all their sins—and put them on the goat’s head. He shall send the goat away into the wilderness in the care of someone appointed for the…
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A Martha Morning
It’s been a Martha morning full of tasksSuppressing my annoyance at the help I had to ask. But thank God it is Sunday and it’s time for church, Where Jesus gently turns my eyes away from my own works And as I fix my mind upon the empty tomb. I release the tension in my jaw and shoulders…
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Easter Iamb
From long before the world was spoken forth,the Father’s plan was fixed in triune loveand at the crucial moment set in timeHis foreknown aim was finally revealed. In incarnation God stepped into fleshand carried to the cross our guilty charge.We killed him without knowing hope would springout from the very blood upon our hands. Three…
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Them Apples
A Child’s Question I was asleep and my oldest daughter, preschool aged, had wiggled under the covers next to me, letting in a draft of cold air. As if this disruption of my bodily comfort wasn’t enough, she had added a question – a mental splash of cold water for good measure: “Mommy, why did…
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A Liturgy for A Neighborhood Walk
Lord, thank you for the beauty of this neighborhoodFor the trees and flowersThat adorn this place – our temporary home.Let us remember our true journey as we tread the steps that bring us Out of our houses and into the path of opportunity. O, Lord, you are the God who seesEach family and person enclosed within each…
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Grandpa’s Prayer
Sitting ‘round the table hands joined. Hungry kids squirm. Food awaits. Grandpa leads in prayer, “Our Father in Heaven, mnmnm…mnmnmnm…mnmnmn…” His gravelly voice marches on, earnest but unclear. ”Bless the hands that prepared…” You could always catch that part. “Nnmnmnm…guide, guard and protect us. In Jesus name, Aaaa-MEN!” Conclusion snapping like a salute. Supper is…
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