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Posted on December 31, 2013
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I will light candles this Christmas Candles of joy, despite all sadness, Candles of home where despair keeps watch, Candles of courage where fear is ever present, Candles of peace for tempest-tossed days, Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens, Candles of love to… Continue Reading “On the Sixth Day of Christmas”
Posted on December 30, 2013
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What i When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal… Continue Reading “On the Fifth Day of Christmas”
Posted on December 29, 2013
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On the Fourth Day of Christmas Christmas is a celebration of Joy/Emmanuel/God with Us. Joy living among us. And so, as on all the days of Christmas, we celebrate the Coming of Joy into our lives. Henceforth humanity has the right to know that… Continue Reading “Weekly Photo Challenge: Joy (on the 4th Day of Christmas)”
Category: ChristmasTags: crane creek park, emmanuel, joy, nature, photo, photography, postaday, preparing for christmas, quote, richard rohr, rohnert park, vineyard, weekly photo challenge
Posted on December 28, 2013
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A Christmas Wish And then all that has divided us will merge And then compassion will be wedded to power And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind And then both men and women will be gentle And then… Continue Reading “On the Third Day of Christmas”
Posted on December 27, 2013
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Not Celebrate? Not celebrate?Your burden is too great to bear? Your loneliness is intensified during this Christmas season? Your tears have no end? Not celebrate? You should lead the celebration! You should run through the streets to ring the bells and sing the loudest!… Continue Reading “On the Second Day of Christmas”
Posted on December 26, 2013
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The Christmas Star in the night sky, the shining of the Christmas light in the night – all this is the sign that light breaks into darkness. Though we see about us the darkness of unrest, of family discord, of class struggle, of competitive… Continue Reading “On the First Day of Christmas”
Category: ChristmasTags: christmas decorations, christmas lights, christmas tree, dominican sisters of san rafael, garlands, madona, matthew 4:16, photo, photography, quote, rose court, san francisco, the christmas star
Posted on December 25, 2013
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From our table to yours, have a Happy and Blest Christmas.
Posted on December 24, 2013
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And on Christmas Eve, this simple thought: I searched God’s lexicon to fathom “Bethlehem” and “Calvary.” It simply said: See “Love.” – Gordon Gilsdorf
Category: AdventTags: advent, christmas, christmas eve, flower, gordon gilsdorf, Love, nature, photo, post-processing, quote, rose
Posted on December 23, 2013
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I love this poem by T.S. Elliot, and so I quote it in its entirety, even though it is a bit lengthy. This is the last of the poems from the Education of Justice website. I do hope you have enjoyed them! The Journey… Continue Reading “The Journey of the Magi”
Category: AdventTags: advent, barn, Collected Poems 1909-1962, education for justice, engels farm, farm house, photo, photography, poetry, south dakota, stalks of corn, t.s. elliot, the journey of the magi, windmill
Posted on December 21, 2013
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Birthing By Mark Unbehagen How does one birth peace. . . in a world that seems to prefer the profits of war? How can one birth hope. . . in a time when devastation is born of poverty and pandemic? How does one birth… Continue Reading “Are We Ready? It’s Almost Here!”
Category: AdventTags: advent, birthing, casa de cuna, child, child at play, education for justice, mark unbehagen, mexico, photo, photography, poetry, slide, tijuana