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Geoff Wood Reflection for June 7, 2015

Posted on June 3, 2015 by srdianne

He could see two ways ahead of him, and this appalled him, because hitherto he had never seen more than one straight line.  Javert in Les Misérables The movable feast day of Corpus Christi (the Eucharist) takes over this Sunday, … Continue reading →

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Reflection for May 27, 2015

Posted on May 28, 2015 by srdianne

Light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.     -John 1:5                         “Listen to the Inner Light; it will guide you.                         Listen to the Inner Peace; it will feed you.                         Listen … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for May 31, 2015

Posted on May 26, 2015 by srdianne

Good Things Come in Threes Why does the number three keep popping up within the long history of our culture?  As children we sang of the three blind mice, listened to tales about three little pigs and the three bears, … Continue reading →

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Reflection for May 20, 2015

Posted on May 20, 2015 by srdianne

Care of the Soul Care of the Soul is not a project of self-improvement nor a way of being released from the trouble or pains of human existence…It touches another dimension, in no way separate from life, not identical with … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for May 24

Posted on May 19, 2015 by srdianne

“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” (Strother Martin in the role of prison warden in Cool Hand Luke) Many biblical scholars link today’s first reading account of the Pentecost event to the Hebrew Bible’s account about the Tower … Continue reading →

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Reflection for May 13, 2015

Posted on May 14, 2015 by srdianne

Today Today I’m flying low and I’m not saying a word. I’m letting all of the voodoos of ambition sleep. The world goes on as it must, The bees in the garden rumbling a little, The fish leaping, the gnats … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for May 17, 2015

Posted on May 12, 2015 by srdianne

The Lord created me the beginning of his works, before all else . . . Alone I was fashioned in times long past.  (about Lady Wisdom in the Book of Proverbs, chapter 8) Imagine a story in which a young … Continue reading →

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Reflection for May 6, 2015

Posted on May 6, 2015 by srdianne

Messenger My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast, there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood reflection for May 10, 2015

Posted on May 5, 2015 by srdianne

Like a shot off a shovel Today’s readings (the 2nd and the Gospel) are all about love: This is my command: Love each other.  The ten commandments make at least minimal love easier to define when they tell us not … Continue reading →

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Reflection for April 29, 2015

Posted on April 29, 2015 by srdianne

“Water rules everything and submits itself to everything.  It lets us live, but it can also kill.  It is joined with life in an unbreakable bond.  Therefore, if there is no water, there would not be any life on Earth, … Continue reading →

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