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Reflection for October 8, 2014

Posted on October 21, 2014 by srdianne
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Reflection for October 8, 2014

Posted on October 8, 2014 by srdianne

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection. The Buddha

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Geoff Wood Reflection for October 12, 2014

Posted on October 7, 2014 by srdianne

“Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?”             There is a violence in today’s Gospel parable (from St. Matthew) that may shock us.  It’s about the king’s matching the violent treatment of his couriers by the … Continue reading →

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Reflection for October 1, 2014

Posted on October 6, 2014 by srdianne

The Lord is my Shepherd, I Shall Not Want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; He leads me in the path of righteousness for His name’s … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood reflection for October 5, 2014

Posted on October 1, 2014 by srdianne

Odd day-um kwee lay-ti-fee-cot you-ven-too-tem may-ahm.             When – as a ten year old – I was training to become an altar boy, those sounds were the phonetic translation of the Latin response altar boys had to make to the … Continue reading →

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Reflection for September 24, 2014

Posted on September 25, 2014 by srdianne

Of a Rose, a lovely Rose ( 15th Century English carol) John Rutter’s Magnificat, second movement Of a rose, a lovely rose, Of a rose is all my song. Of a rose, a lovely rose, Of a rose is all … Continue reading →

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Geoff Wood reflection for September 29, 2014

Posted on September 22, 2014 by srdianne

The View from Mt. Zion              Recently my wife Jane underwent surgery to remove a very large ovarian tumor at the UCSF cancer center (still known as Mt. Zion Hospital) at Divisadero and Sutter Streets in San Francisco.  Not knowing … Continue reading →

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Reflection for September 17, 2014

Posted on September 17, 2014 by srdianne

…So now tonight, when the bearded barley drinks The moon, and the corn is stippled with night-gold, The bent blades swaying, are praying now to Venus And Mercury to avert the blows of Mars And spare their seedlings the ravages … Continue reading →

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Reflection for September 10, 2014

Posted on September 10, 2014 by srdianne

Peace It does not mean to be in a place where there is no voice, trouble, or hard work.  It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. Unknown

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Reflection for September 3, 2014

Posted on September 4, 2014 by srdianne

We have to go beyond all these historical structures and recover the original Myth of Christianity, the living truth which was revealed in the New Testament.  But it cannot be done by the Western mind alone. We have to open … Continue reading →

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