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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Epiphany Poem …
Bill Walsh contributed this remarkable poem. Thanks to him and reminder to others who read. I would love to publish your liturgical writing. Please send it to giftsinopenhands@gmail.com. Queer Epiphany by Bill Walsh ©2012 A child is born! An everyday … Continue reading
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Oil and water and stone, prayers of Sharyl Peterson — From the Psalms to the Cloud
On Mondays I am sharing new work from the book From the Psalms to the Cloud – connecting to the Digital Age. Today I share some of the wonderful embodied prayers of Sharyl Peterson’s of Hope Springs Counseling in Grand … Continue reading
The Johannine Nativity
In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was love, or light, or create-this. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was Hail and Mary, manger, jingle, star. In the beginning … Continue reading
Kindness, Naomi Shihab Nye
Kindness, Naomi Shihab Nye. Sharing this from Maria Mankin’s blog Books J’Adore. May it light your New Year.
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Imagine by Todd Jenkins
It’s December 26, of all days, and the very self of God has decided to visit creation again, en carne. Forget, for a moment, if you can, what this time will look like to us; try to picture what it … Continue reading
Muliakanlah!
My home church is a United Church of Christ church which is English speaking in the morning and Bahasa Indonesia in the afternoon though all our special services and social events are united. Christmas doesn’t come till we here this … Continue reading
Blessing for the ending of Advent from Argentina
Words of blessing from Gerardo Oberman of Argentina for the ending of these sweet and holy days of Advent. May God bless you with starry skies and with serene nights. May every sunrise find you grateful and willing to collaborate … Continue reading
Prayer for the New Year — From the Psalms to the Cloud
It seems strange to be posting for New Years worship before we have had Christmas Eve and I will return to Christmas tomorrow, but knowing that many must create Sunday worship for next week, I share from the new book, … Continue reading
Improv on … The Grinch
Sometimes I just need to offer you something silly! Improv on Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch who Stole Christmas The grinch on the inside of who you and who me who shrinks from the carols and ducks under the tree … … Continue reading
Advent Poem from Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Each year Beverley Osborn of New Zealand writes an Advent poem. She has shared her poem for 2013.Sometimes in our lives, there are nights in which we long for light — nights of pain, of fear, of grief, of despair … Continue reading
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