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Poem – I can’t carry it.
I can’t carry it. I can’t carry the weight of a thousand bad days, of a childhood hurt, of the broken glass of leftovers, lonely, alone. I can’t carry it for anyone anymore. I’m tired of doing double...
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Healing your enemies
We are told to love our enemies. Truly, they need it the most. But also, we need it. We need to pray for those who have harmed us. We need to pray that they receive the healing of Jesus. We need to...
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OK
Saying “It is going to be okay” ignores the fact that it is not currently okay. In fact it might suck a lot. Saying “It is going to be okay” ignores the present situation entirely. It glosses over the...
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Heavy words
Some people just aren’t very good at carrying things. Consider if you were going to move. Do you ask someone who weighs 87 pounds and is very frail to help you move your big-screen television and your...
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Poem – Grief is messy
Grief is messy. People don’t like to get it all over themselves. This is why they brush it off, brush you off. This is why they say “At least it isn’t…” or “At least you have something left…” or “It...
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Seeing people as trees.
I once read a story about a man who had decided to compare people to trees. When he walked into a forest, he saw different trees – some tall and strong, and some bent or stunted. The stunted ones had...
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A blind man healed.
A large crowd was following Jesus and his disciples when they were near Jericho. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road. When he asked what was going on, a person...
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Transaction
People have a habit of coming up to me and telling me the most amazing things. These are really deep, dark, personal things that are very private. I’ve taken classes on how to deal with this because it...
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The parable of the good Samaritan
There was a man who wanted to justify his actions and said “Who is my neighbor?” Jesus answered him by telling a parable. “There once was a Jewish man who was attacked by robbers as he was traveling...
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A widow’s son restored to life
Shortly afterwards, Jesus and his disciples went to the village of Nain, accompanied by a large crowd. As he got near the gate, a funeral procession was coming out. The person who had died was the only...
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Parable of the lost son
Jesus said “A father had two sons. The younger one said to him ‘Father, give me my inheritance now,’ and his father honored his request. Not long afterwards, that son took all of his belongings and...
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Thanksgiving thoughts
I saw this picture recently …with these words…. 1) “Where would we be if the Wampanoag hadn’t helped the Pilgrims?” 2) “Where would the Wampanoag be if they hadn’t helped the Pilgrims?” These are two...
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Turn away
I’ve seen several pictures of things that have really disturbed me recently, and rather than just turn away again, I’ve decided to meditate on exactly what I find repulsive about these pictures. This...
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Easter and Ostara
I have an opportunity this week to go to two different religious events that are not part of my faith tradition. They are being held at a Unitarian Universalist Church. I’m interested in other faith...
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Thoughts on the latest terror attack
In this time of unrest, let us listen to these wise words from people from all over the world and all across time. Let us remember that we have a choice. “Heracles was journeying on a narrow road when...
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Careful in that car
There’s something about driving that makes you forget what you’re doing. It is easy to get lulled into a sense that driving is more like watching a movie or playing a video game than real. Perhaps it...
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Maybe addiction isn’t just for substance abusers
Here’s a rule – if you choose to ignore good advice, you don’t have the right to complain about the results. If you eat mostly meat and drink sodas, you will get kidney stones. This is an expected...
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