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God’s Sadness

The tears God sheds are real and in harmony with creation. God’s gloom is not our doom, nor does it lessen her love for us, all of us, regardless of awareness. God’s grief is not fear of failure, She does not ache from envy, and does not compete with us. God’s anguish gives witness, SheContinue reading “God’s Sadness”

Soulmate (Psalm 139)

My Lady, You are in my bones. You are with me always in all ways; You embrace me and hold me close. From the time I wake up until I go to sleep; You are my companion every day in every way. Before a flash in my eye a sound inContinue reading “Soulmate (Psalm 139)”

Apostolic

Advocacy is listening and reflecting what is heard – an apostle is full of mercy. The world is a noisy place full of sound and fury and quiet is hard to come by. Desperate to be left alone, solo silos are created… rendering all senseless. So, chaos abounds and discord reins with desolation for theContinue reading “Apostolic”

Standing in the Stream

“Knowledge knows that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in fruit salad”[1] Knowledge is knowing that righteousness is doing the right thing, Wisdom is loving with whole mind, heart, and soul. Life has often been thought of as a journey, and we imagine it as a path or road. Suppose itContinue reading “Standing in the Stream”

All Things Considered

Not only is “all things considered” just so impossible to achieve, it is, definitely, ill-advised. I have said this and have been sincere; but, if I’m honest, the considered is a narrow field of self-interest. It’s difficult to stay “objective”, and not influenced by moving on with my needs and wants, the considered. I nowContinue reading “All Things Considered”

Happiness (Psalm 5)

Listen to me, my Lady, be with me and my heartache. Hear my cry for help, my Queen and my Mother, answer my prayer. I turn to you when I awake; in the morning I ask you in joyous expectation not a demanding one. You are present always in allContinue reading “Happiness (Psalm 5)”

Ritual

Ritual is both a blessing and a curse – A blessing ‘cause it makes order of chaos, a curse ‘cause it fosters chaos of order. The blessing treats us all as equals, without regard for worldly status, granting access to the common good. The curse thwarts personal expression, and therefore shuns creativity, promoting ennui ofContinue reading “Ritual”

Good Faith

To be what I am and not be what I am not – a challenging if not impossible effort. The heart has feelings and wants to be in relation – a both–and condition, it leads with submission. The mind uses logic and needs to be with science – an either-or separation, it transacts with reason.Continue reading “Good Faith”

Losing

When at a lost whether total or not, it is always best to surrender. Beaten requires submission, surrender means losing graciously Competing for a title of epitaph or land, imposes on another. So, losing a game or war forces a surrender and accepting terms. Maintaining an emotional balance, contorts my being. So, losing my temperContinue reading “Losing”