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Note: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became spokesman for his race as a renowned abolitionist orator, was born perhaps 200 years ago this month. His date of birth is shrouded in the racism of slavery, but he believed he was born in 1818 and later chose the date of February 14 for his birthday…. Read more

I can remember now A long hard winter, One blizzard after another, Highways constant in ice, Snow piled in front of the barn doors, Stock locked in their stalls Until spring wandered home.   Even so it took weeks Weeks and weeks and weeks For the drifts to melt And mud accumulated EVERYWHERE Before the… Read more

Friend, I remember the story you told About traveling to see your dying mother Arriving home Rushing to her room Holding her hand And praying. Then, after some time You went down to the car To retrieve your kit bag And then, Re-entering the room, Discovered she was gone. You described how full of grief… Read more

Dear God, teach me to pray with my feet.   The steps of the ancestors were sturdy and strong. They somehow carried them to cut down strange fruit dangling in the breeze. Up and down Montgomery hills, To mass meetings, lunch counters, and courthouses To face canines, tear gas, and water hoses As bullets and… Read more

Driving just as dusk began I saw three trees- Giant oaks, perhaps, Posted on the ridge, Their branches bare arrayed As a sentinel against the night, And lo, how beautiful they were, Stark and intricate amidst the gloom.     George R. Pasley Martin TN January 9, 2018

CHRISTMAS BENEDICTION They are beautiful songs, The carols we have sung this night- Sad, but woven with great joy, Glorious in the midst of deep darkness, Filled with hope in a world of war, Bright with great love No matter how meager it may seem, Here where we are. Yes, they are magnificent And perhaps… Read more

If I squint, I can see the world As I like it to be- Quirky and lovely, Absurd and mysterious, Precious and, well, Good, The way God intended.   Or sometimes I can close my eyes And see the world as I did When I was a child, Big and wide and filled with Love…. Read more