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The River

This winter the river was not yet frozen over by mid-December. Today as we celebrate the baptism of Jesus,  flowing waters of grace are on my mind. We read in the  The Gospel of Luke that John was baptizing people … Continue reading

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Walking on the Sea

In Mark 6 today, Jesus is walking on the sea early in the morning towards his disciples who are struggling alone in the boat because of an adverse wind. He actually was not going to stop, the Gospel tells us; … Continue reading

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One More to Go!

Today was the second last, or penultimate, session of my chemotherapy.  I expected to be sleeping most of the day but surprisingly, I was feeling not too badly after three hours of sleep. I can feel a calmness coming over … Continue reading

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Let It Go!

I had not seen Tom much since his first wife had died.  We had gotten together a few times after her death but somehow just drifted off as some friendships do. I spotted him in a crowd at a Christmas … Continue reading

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Earth Angels

Advent is a good time to reflect on life. Some days I think I reflect too much. A couple of things have happened in the past two days that I am going to try to piece together here. As I … Continue reading

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Round Five

Round Five of the chemotherapy started yesterday. I have five infusions left. I can see the end of all of this but I know the remainder requires stamina.  I slept most of the afternoon and into the evening. I got … Continue reading

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No Express Lanes

God does not have express lanes, my former pastor said once.  Thus Advent begins. The waiting takes hold and we learn once again that we are on God’s time, not ours. The old chant often heard at civil disobedience marches … Continue reading

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Heroes in Life

I am finding that I tire more easily lately. If I do one thing in a day, I need to nap afterwards.  The energizer bunny has become a turtle. The do-er is finding wisdom in being. My blog posts may … Continue reading

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Radical Gratitude

The theme this evening seems to be gratitude.  I gave a talk this evening on prayer to a group of folks becoming Catholic at Easter in my church. At the end of the talk, someone I had talked to once … Continue reading

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Sick From Disappointment

When the king heard this news, he was astounded and badly shaken. He took to his bed and became sick from disappointment, because things had not turned out for him as he had planned. ~ 1 Macabees 6. 8 Outside … Continue reading

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