Let Go of Everything – Feb. 18, 2020
I must let go.For so long I have held to the habit of holding on. Even my musclesAre tense; deeply fearful are theyOf relaxing lest they fall away from their place.I cling clutchingly to my friendsLest I lose them.I live under the shadow of being supplanted by another.I cling to my money, not so much […]
Quietness – Feb. 17, 2020
Inside this new love, die.Your way begins on the other side.Become the sky.Take an axe to the prison wall.Escape.Walk out like someone suddenly born into color.Do it now.You are covered with thick cloud. Slide out the side. Die, and be quiet. Quietness is the surest signthat you have died. Your old life was a frantic runningfrom silence. The […]
The Merciful… – Feb. 14, 2020
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. Blessed are those who make terrible business decisions for the sake of people. Blessed are the burnt-out social workers and the over worked teachers and the pro-bono case takers. Blessed are the kids who step between the bullies and the weak. Blessed are they who delete […]
Those at the Margins… – Feb. 13, 2020
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Blessed are the wrongly accused, the ones who never catch a break, the ones for whom life is hard – for they are those with whom Jesus chose to surround himself. Blessed are those without documentation. Blessed are the ones without […]