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Geoff Wood Reflection for December 4, 2016

Advent – the dark time of the year             In a poem dedicated to his deceased Irish mother, Seamus Heaney remembers simple things about her: And don’t be dropping your crumbs.  Don’t tilt your chair. / Don’t reach.  Don’t point.  … Continue reading

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Reflection for November 30, 2016

Gratefulness by Dale Biron Each day the engine of my gratefulness must be coaxed and primed into action. Of course like any old clunker, it would just as soon stay put. For even after the labored start beats the inertia, … Continue reading

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Reflection for November 16, 2016

Proclamation Whereas the world is a house on fire; Whereas the nations are filled with shouting; Whereas hope seems small, sometimes a single bird on a wire left by migration behind. Whereas kindness is seldom in the news and peace … Continue reading

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Reflection for November 9, 2016

Embody peace become a witness to the word. Let it flow from the core of your being out into the world. Let every muscle, bone, fiber, cell speak of the deeper truths. Become a prayer for peace. A Small Steadying … Continue reading

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Geoff Reflection for November 13, 2016

As for what you see here, the time will come when not one stone will be left on another; every one of them will be thrown down.             My wife and I enjoy reruns of the Andy Griffith shows set … Continue reading

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Reflection for November 2, 2016

I honor the sacred ground Where your white-powdered bones lay Nuturing fertile, fragrant Shade of Redwoods While egrets nest Atop nearby birch Against royal sky Waiting to give birth To new life You walk with me This bright day Where … Continue reading

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Geoff Wood Reflection for November 6, 2016

Keep it Simple             The Pharisees whom we meet in the Gospels believed in an afterlife, immortality – beyond the grave.  The more conservative Sadducees, the priestly caste that ran the Temple in Jerusalem, did not.  This life was it!  … Continue reading

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Reflection for October 26, 2016

Timely Words from Saint Hildegard For Hildegard, Wisdom is the work of the Holy Spirit. “O moving force of Wisdom, encircling the wheel of the cosmos, Encompassing all that is, all that has life, in one vast circle You have … Continue reading

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Reflection for October 19, 2016

All the hills and woods are red and brown and copper, and the sky is clear, with one or two very small clouds.  A buzzard comes by and investigates me, but I am not dead yet.  The whole landscape of … Continue reading

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Geoff Wood Reflection for October 16, 2016

Will not God then do justice to his chosen who call out to him . . .             A long time ago the Greek philosopher Plato began to influence European thought with his allegory of the Cave.  In it he … Continue reading

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