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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 22, 2015

Posted on March 17, 2015 by srdianne

Now there were some Greeks . . . who . . . came to Philip . . . with a request. “Sir,” they said, “we would like to see Jesus.” (John 12: 20-21)             “I never saw color as this … Continue reading →

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Reflection for March 11, 2015

Posted on March 11, 2015 by srdianne

Rumi ( 1207-1273) Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, There is a field.  I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, The world id too full to talk about. Ideas, language, even the phrase each … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 15, 2015

Posted on March 10, 2015 by srdianne

Trooping the Color             How I would love to be present at the Trooping of the Color of the Household Guard in London someday.  I’ve seen it on film and it’s quite stirring, solemnly so.  It happens once a year … Continue reading →

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Reflection for March 4, 2015

Posted on March 4, 2015 by srdianne

“Things take the time they take. Don’t worry. How many roads did St. Augustine follow before he became St. Augustine?”  Mary Oliver in conversation with Krista Tippett “On Being”  Feb. 5, 2015 “By day, I am a servant of the … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 8, 2015

Posted on March 3, 2015 by srdianne

The temple he was speaking of was his body.             Flannery O’Connor, a Catholic writer from Georgia during the 1940’s and 50’s – who died of lupus at age 39 – has established herself beyond question as among the foremost … Continue reading →

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Reflection for February 25, 2015

Posted on February 25, 2015 by srdianne

Season for Nonviolence When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European or anything else, you are being violent.  Do you see why it is violent?  Because you are separating yourself from the rest … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood Reflection for March 1, 2015

Posted on February 24, 2015 by srdianne

Transfiguration (1998)             I used to think: how lucky Bible characters are!  They not only get to see but wrestle with angels; they get to witness miracles in almost every chapter or to see Jesus transfigured and hear the thunder … Continue reading →

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Reflection for February 18, 2015

Posted on February 18, 2015 by srdianne

Blessing the Dust A Blessing for Ash Wednesday All these days you felt like dust, like dirt, as if all you had to do was turn your face toward the wind and be scattered to the four corners. or swept … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood reflection for February 22, 2015

Posted on February 17, 2015 by srdianne

When?             Occasionally as young seminarians up on the Hudson River we were given a day off to visit nearby locations like West Point or the Bear Mountain ski resort.  Usually we were packed standing into the back of an … Continue reading →

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Reflection for February 11, 2015

Posted on February 11, 2015 by srdianne

God always entices us through love.  Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we changed.  In fact, God loves you so that you canchange. What empowers change, what makes you desirous of change, is … Continue reading →

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