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Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                    The blind receive their sight, the lame walk,          the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised,          and the poor have good news brought to them.                            —Matthew 11.5          Strengthen the weak hands,                   and make firm the feeble knees.          Say to those who are of a… Continue reading Encourage

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                               Go and tell John what you hear and see:          the blind receive their sight, the lame walk,          the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised,          and the poor have good news brought to them.                   —Matthew 11.4-5 Healing works its grace within you,… Continue reading Mending

My soul magnifies you, O Lord…                    Your praise is already alive deep within me. and my spirit rejoices in you, my Savior…          My heart reaches out to you, who reach out to me. for you have looked with favor on the lowliness of your servant.          You see not my status but my belovedness. Surely,… Continue reading A meditation on the Magnificat (Luke 1.47-55)

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                              The wolf shall live with the lamb,          and a little child shall lead them.                   —Isaiah 11.6 The coming of Christ is about more than a lovely holiday. It’s about the transformation of the world. In his ministry, and in the cross, Jesus showed us… Continue reading Wolf and lamb

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     Fifty years ago today John F. kennedy was assassinated. “In an instant the world was changed,” or so we say. But don’t be fooled. Few things change the world in an instant. Violence, no matter how dramatic, doesn’t change anything. The world is already full of… Continue reading Conspiracy

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                              By the rivers of Babylon—                   there we sat down and there we wept                   when we remembered Zion….                   For there our captors asked us for songs,                   and our tormentors asked for mirth,                   saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” …          How could we sing the… Continue reading About that Psalm

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. Fifty years ago today a quarter million people came to march on Washington demanding jobs and freedom. Some would say the same thing needs to happen again: the scourges of racism, militarism and corporate greed still plague us; the progress made since then has been mixed, and still… Continue reading March on Washington

Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you.                     I have no objection to the “not guilty” verdict for Trayvon Martin’s killer. He likely did not break Florida’s “stand your ground” laws that enshrine violence. Justice would not have been achieved by feeding him into the Florida prison system. He is not a bad person;… Continue reading Neighborhood watch

                             God of mercy, bless this nation of ours. We pray for liberty,          that none may be oppressed or exploited. We pray for democracy;          that all voices be heard, and none silenced. We pray for peace,          that there be harmony, in which everyone’s gifts may flourish. We pray for justice,          that no one benefit… Continue reading A prayer for our country

                    Praise be to you, O homeless God,          for every path is your dwelling; in this universe you have fashioned          there is no place where you do not rest. Praise be to you, whose place has been taken,          for you give your place to the poor. To those who have no home          you grant… Continue reading Psalm for the homeless