Poetry
Boxes
We like things boxed. Cereal, Candy, soap, gifts, and corpses. They seem safe when boxed, as are We. As is God and other Potential dangers. So we Sleep in a box, awake in A box, shower in a box, Refrigerate food, store knives, Drive to work, work for hours, where We stare each day at […]
Don’t Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will When the road you’re treading seems uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, When you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is strange with […]
Snow Geese
From a friend: I heard Rohr recently, he appealed to poems to demonstrate his point about the contemplative way of seeing. Specifically he used the following poem: ~~~ Snow Geese (by Mary Oliver) Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last! What a task to ask of anything, or anyone, yet it is […]
Betjemann: God was man in Palestine
“And is it true, and is it true? This most tremendous tale of all. Seen in a stained glass window’s hue A baby, in an ox’s stall. The maker of the stars and sea, Became a child on earth, for me? And is it true? For if it is, no loving fingers tying strings Around […]
I, Me, Mine
“I, Me, Mine” – George Harrison ~~~ All thru’ the day I me mine, I me mine, I me mine. All thru’ the night I me mine, I me mine, I me mine. Now they’re frightened of leaving it Ev’ryone’s weaving it, Coming on strong all the time, All thru’ the day I me mine. […]
Review: Songs 4 Worship: intelligent alternatives
Rowland asks: Where are the committed contemporary poets who are in love with Jesus who can write hymns/ songs which do not insult our musical or literary intelligence? One pastor’s response: I’d put in a word for Robin Mann. Although he’s been around for a while, he hasn’t stayed put. These spring to mind: “Just […]
God of the Poor, Friend of the Weak
1. Beauty for brokenness, hope for despair, Lord, in your suffering world this is our prayer. Bread for the children, justice, joy, peace, sunrise to sunset, your kingdom increase! Chorus: God of the poor, friend of the weak, give us compassion we pray. melt our cold hearts, let tears fall like rain; come, change our […]
Good praise music
[1] A good song has a good marriage between content and vehicle and is performed with technical excellence. [2] How does one balance content with the ambiance/theatre of the occasion? I.e. letting the head rule over emotions. “What am I to do? … I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with […]
Music
Listen to the great Catholic musician John Michael Talbot. http://www.johnmichaeltalbot.com/ His meditational music Come to the Quiet is a masterpiece.
Breathing
B r e a t h i n g Inhale. My life will be bookended with an exhale to match my first drawn breath. A mated and unique pair that shall never touch, but depend upon each other to exist. Like God, and faith. Exhale. by Joshua Hughes Branson/1999
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