Monthly Archives: April 2014

Earth … season, US and Aotearoa, New Zealand

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Maren

Doxology, Earth Day Praise God, above and all around, Praise God, who is our steady ground, Praise God, who speaks in ev’ry sound, The One in whom all love is found. – John H Danner Morning Karakia (Maori word for … Continue reading →

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Today there is a new saint

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Maren

Pray for Maren Sanchez, Connecticut martyr, but perhaps not a national cause, after all she was only one school girl – not twenty, and she was stabbed – not a rallying grief for gun control advocates. She never wore the … Continue reading →

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An aviary gloss on Mark 14:72

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Maren

We are the cocks crowing – we clergy. It doesn’t really matter what we say in all the sermons we plan so long and shape so carefully to inspire, not to offend, and to illuminate the old stories. We need … Continue reading →

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Two poems from South Africa

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Maren

Isobel DeGruchy writes: I wrote an Easter poem this morning, having in mind largely those who neglect Easter these days. In SA Good Friday and the Monday after Easter are Public Holidays so we do have the problem of a … Continue reading →

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After the ecstasy comes the laundry, Call to worship … From the Psalms to the Cloud

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Maren

One of my favorite after-Easter lines by Ken Sehested: One: Listen up, you heralds of hope: Hear the cheer of angels for your big, bold, even brassy acts of courage. Don’t back down from the chance to be audacious, bodacious, … Continue reading →

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Christ is Risen — Affirmation from Mexico

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Maren

A gift from Joel Elí Padrón through Red Crearte for your Easter and may joy surround you! CHRIST IS RISEN Each time we respect ourselves Each time we join in solidarity and offer our hands to help Each time we … Continue reading →

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Fractured parables — Lenten post 7

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Maren

The concluding of this Lenten devotion for 2014. Thank you for reading. Praying the parables – April 14, 2014 Gospel of Thomas 97 — the woman with the jar of meal Jesus said: The kingdom is like a woman carrying … Continue reading →

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Resources for Easter from around the World

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Maren

I share a few from Gifts of Many Cultures (Pilgrim 1995) and Gifts in Open Hands(Pilgrim 2011) and from Red Crearte Benjamin Gonzalez Buelta’s remarkable poem about the women at the tomb. Call to Worship from Spain We do not … Continue reading →

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Good Friday, Easter … From the Psalms to the Cloud

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Maren

  Prayer for Good Friday Christ, tongue bright with vinegar, who has done nothing wrong – not war or cancer, not tsunamis, Alzheimer’s, traffic accidents killing children – remember us, as you hang suspended from our pain, remember me, before … Continue reading →

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Improv on Naomi Shihab Nye’s “Famous” For Palm Sunday

Posted on April 13, 2014 by Maren

  The bread is famous not so much to the mouth and the stomach, (and certainly not to any loud voices) as to the heart that remembers his love. The cup is famous to the people of the Exodus and … Continue reading →

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