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Reflection for May 4, 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by srdianne

Be the still pond Let your face reflect the glory, the wonder. Be the dragonfly.  Silent but joyful. Be the bud.  Prepare to blossom. Be the tree.  Grant shelter. Be the butterfly. Accept the riches of the moment. Be the … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for May 8, 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by srdianne

Now if I had the wings of an angel / Over these prison walls I would fly . . .             Among the participants at a lecture I delivered one day on the Sunday Lectionary Readings was a young man … Continue reading →

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Reflection for April 27, 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by srdianne

The happiest people are rarely the richest, the most beautiful, or even the most talented.  Happy people do not depend on excitement and “fun” supplied by externals.  They enjoy the simple things in life. They waste no time thinking other … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for May 1, 2016

Posted on April 26, 2016 by srdianne

“. . . our beloved Barnabas and Paul”             St. Paul, who is mentioned in today’s first reading, is a captivating character.  Initially an extremely conservative Jew, a Pharisee through and through, a witness to St. Stephen’s stoning in Jerusalem, … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for April 24, 2016

Posted on April 22, 2016 by srdianne

A Tale of Two Mountains             Back in 1958, when I was fit enough to climb to the top of an Egyptian pyramid, I traveled with a group of biblical scholars to visit the ancient sites of the Middle East.  … Continue reading →

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Reflection for April 20, 2016

Posted on April 20, 2016 by srdianne

“How Precious the dew on One blade of grass.” Shugya Daijo “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” “Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in your actions and thoughts, you return to the source of … Continue reading →

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Reflection for April 13, 2016

Posted on April 14, 2016 by srdianne

Jesus is Loose! On the first day of the week, Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning while it was still dark, and saw the stone removed from the tomb. John 20:1 The teacher showed her … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for April 17, 2016

Posted on April 12, 2016 by srdianne

Verbosity             In the 1970 film Tora, Tora, Tora – dramatizing the December 7th, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and events leading up to it – alerts had been received from Washington of something impending but when and where remained … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood reflection for April 10, 2016

Posted on April 7, 2016 by srdianne

Jenny kiss’d me when we met, / Jumping from the chair she sat in; / Time, you thief, who love to get / Sweets into your list, put that in! / Say I’m weary, say I’m sad, / Say that … Continue reading →

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Reflection for April 6, 2016

Posted on April 6, 2016 by srdianne

Because even the word obstacle is an obstacle by Alison Luterman Try to love everything that gets in your way: the Chinese women in flowered b athing caps murmuring together in Mandarin, doing leg exercises in your lane while you … Continue reading →

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