Carriers of Love – Aug. 31, 2020
“We always talk about Black suffering… But we never see Black people as carriers of love. We see them as carriers of pain. We see them carriers forever, you know, 400 years of suffering. But not 400 years of fierce love.” –Nikky Finney, “I Come from Love.” Poetry Off the Shelf (podcast)
To Take Up Your Cross
Today’s passage from Matthew* has often been understood as a call not to life, but to resignation: suffering is all, and the proper response is gritting teeth and bearing pain proudly to pay God back for God’s love. Fake it if you have to, imitate, but keep your joy at bay. As my father was […]
You Are Loved As Is – Aug. 26, 2020
“I wish I had my Sunday School kids today, during the devastation of the pandemic and the terrifying images of murder and protest. I would tell that I am lost, too, but from the wise old pinnacle of my years, I would assure them that we can trust God no matter how things look and […]
My Condition – July 23, 2020
A Rabbit Noticed My Condition I was sad one day and went for a walk;I sat in a field. A rabbit noticed my condition andcame near. It often does not take more than that to help at times— to just be close to creatures whoare so full of knowingso full of lovethat they don’t–chat, they […]