Glory
Glory* is one of those weird, special, Christian-ish words that rarely gets used in everyday life. While the official definition has something to do with praise and honor, in my mind it is always connected with light. A long, long time ago, when I lived in Jerusalem, I became friendly with a woman that I […]
Between the Lines – Mar. 9, 2023
“But remembering is not our final task, for there are stories we will never find, no matter how many times we search the sacred texts. I think it was Marcia Falk who wrote, “What we cannot remember, we must imagine.” And so we read between the lines, listening beneath the layers of suppression and neglect […]
That Shapes the Eye – Feb. 17, 2023
ChildrenCan easily open theDrawer That lets the spirit rise up and wearIts favorite costume ofMirth and laughter. When the mind is consumed withRemembrance ofHim Something divine happens to theHeart That shapes the hand and tongueAnd eye intoThe wordLove. -Hafiz, translated by Daniel Ladinsky, The Gift, p. 66
No Longer at Ease Here – Jan. 12, 2023
All this was a long time ago, I remember,And I would do it again, but set downThis set downThis: were we led all that way forBirth or Death? There was a Birth, certainly,We had evidence and no doubt. I had seen birth and death,But had thought they were different; this Birth wasHard and bitter agony […]
