Keep Going – Dec. 9, 2020
I prayWhen we meet againThat the world has changedInto the world that we are imagining now togetherAnd I pray that the world has becomeThe world that we’re planting inside of ourselvesFor each otherFor our ancestorsAnd for our kids And we’re going to startThis is a rough beginningThat’s all I’ve gotIs a rough beginning to offer […]
Always Beginning – Aug. 13, 2020
The word of God is always “in the beginning.”And this means that it is always in the process of being born and is already born.Now, it is the nature of the word to reveal what is hidden.The Word that is hidden still sparkles in the darkness and whispers in the silence.It entices us to pursue […]
In My End is My Beginning – Apr. 28, 2020
Love is most nearly itselfWhen here and now cease to matter.Old men ought to be explorersHere and there does not matterWe must be still and still movingInto another intensityFor a further union, a deeper communionThrough the dark cold and the empty desolation,The wave cry, the wind cry, the vast watersOf the petrel and the porpoise. […]
Do What is Ours to Do
I wonder if they were surprised when Jesus said they didn’t need more faith, that even the tiniest seed of faith is enough. What matters is to put faith into practice, to do what is ours to do. Like bookends, at the start is, “Increase our faith,” and at the end, “We have done what […]
