July 28, 2013 | Leave a comment

Squircle Set of Favorites from Squared Circle Originally uploaded by cobalt123 We all know about being entitled and then growing careless We all know about self-indulgence, even amid work to be done. We all know about being – for a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Circles of Mercy, Walter Brueggemann
June 16, 2013 | 1 Comment

Yield BirdOriginally uploaded by jciv GIVE US APPROPRIATE YIELDING God of our mothers and fathers long gone and treasured, God of our grandchildren yet to be and awaited, God of our years, our days, and even this moment: Our lives … Continue reading →
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Tagged praying, Walter Brueggemann, Yielding
May 19, 2013 | Leave a comment

We know about your presence that fills the world, that occupies our life, that makes our life in the world true and good. We notice your powerful transformative presence in word and in sacrament, in food and in water, in … Continue reading →
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Tagged Hong Kong, Walter Brueggemann
February 3, 2013 | Leave a comment

Squircle Set of Favorites from Squared Circle Originally uploaded by cobalt123 We all know about being entitled and then growing careless We all know about self-indulgence, even amid work to be done. We all know about being – for a … Continue reading →
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Tagged Circle of Mercy, Walter Brueggemann
January 20, 2013 | Leave a comment

Lost In The Forest…Where Is The Road? Originally uploaded by AlexSerra You, you are the one we address, always you, only you… who has given us life, who waits for us to answer. We, toward you, speak and remain tongue-tied, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Walter Brueggemann
January 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

Other side of the street Originally uploaded by Katarina 2353 Just when we imagine that we have you figured out you show up working the other side of the street in your frightening freedom. You meet us behind and before … Continue reading →
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Tagged praying, Walter Brueggemann
October 6, 2012 | 1 Comment

Paris from the Eiffel TowerOriginally uploaded by Ben Heine Light from light Creation from chaos Life from death Joy from sorrow Hope from despair Peace from hate All your gifts, all your love, all your power. All from your word, … Continue reading →
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Tagged Prayer, Walter Brueggemann
August 12, 2012 | Leave a comment

O for a thousand tongues to sing our great redeemer’s name; To sing beyond ourselves, extravagantly, with abandonment, beyond our possibilities, and all our fears, and all our hopes… to our redeemer dear, the antidote to death, the salve to … Continue reading →
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Tagged Walter Brueggemann
July 28, 2012 | Leave a comment

We begin the new week toward you, from whom no secret can be hid. We have had a night, a weekend, and a lifetime of secrets. We have stored the usual list of secrets, of acres of guilt unforgiven, of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Prayer, Walter Brueggemann
July 7, 2012 | Leave a comment
Mountain Landscape Originally uploaded by ►CubaGallery You call and we have a vocation. You send and we have an identity. You accompany us and we are swept to big purposes: chosen race, royal priesthood, your own people, receiving mercy. But … Continue reading →
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Tagged Identity, Vocation, Walter Brueggemann