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by cloakedmonk | May 25, 2013 · 10:23 am

Political Unrest in N.C.

This is how to do political unrest-with love and justice!

“Justice and love have never lost. It might get crucified, it might get beat down, but at the end of the day justice and love always win.” Rev. Barber

Sabbath Saturday

What are you planning that will bring you rest?

For once, I have nothing on the calendar! Alleluia! Amen!

…

Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church

By Emily Dickinson

Some keep the Sabbath going to Church –

I keep it, staying at Home –

With a Bobolink for a Chorister –

And an Orchard, for a Dome –

Some keep the Sabbath in Surplice –

I, just wear my Wings –

And instead of tolling the Bell, for Church,

Our little Sexton – sings.

God preaches, a noted Clergyman –

And the sermon is never long,

So instead of getting to Heaven, at last –

I’m going, all along.

Sailing to Heaven

Of course, as a clergy type person, I spend plenty of time IN churches.

But church is not the building nor the liturgy nor the ritual.

Church is encountering the divine in one another all along the way.

Sailing to heaven, together.

TGIF – What are you grateful for today?

I am grateful for wonderful people that come around and walk with me for a spell. It seems like the chaplaincy work is on the cusp of an explosion and I am working hard to keep the threads in my hands. For the new people that are joining and bring new excitement and energy, I give thanks! Lester, Carolyn, Mari, Emily, Natasha, Tsukina, Jeff, Matt, and Kaitlyn. For the people who have been walking me that are getting excited about a new vision, I give thanks! Lisa, Joe, Velena, Michael, Zach, and Benny.

What are you grateful for today?

“Dear old world’, she murmured, ‘you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.”

~L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables

This Old Earth
Ferns always make me think of dinosaurs!

#TGIF #gratitude #grateful #spiritualpractice #TGIFriday

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by cloakedmonk | May 22, 2013 · 5:00 am

Witness Wednesday

Where has grace moved in your life?

I am in a perplexion. (New word!) Spent time with a young lady who was released from long term detention. She was released Monday, has temporary housing but no permanent solution, about $5 for food, bus, etc., and had one set of clothes (what she was wearing).

I took her to the Kid’s Closet for clothing (thank you to King County for that!). Then we went out to dinner and onward to grocery shop. So, during the grocery shopping, I discovered she doesn’t know how to tell what is good vegetables/fruit and what isn’t. What is ripe and tasty and what is yucky pie.

It makes me sad that she is in this situation. But I am overjoyed that she is putting one foot in front of the other. And I am delighted that I had the means through the Youth Chaplaincy Coalition (my organization) to surprise her with the gift of dinner and groceries. That is grace. It takes each one of us working together for me to be able to surprise one youth with dinner and groceries.

And then I am sad again that groceries are considered a gift.

And then I am overjoyed to hug my son and appreciate that he knows how to grocery shop.