Posts Categorized: Pastor’s Ponderings

What if justice Doesn’t flow down like waters- What if she is the sweat Dripping from our brow?   What if mercy isn’t loved- What if she Is the stubborn one who stood her ground And demanded our respect Until the ground collapsed Beneath our feet?   And what if grace Really is everything, Given… Read more

Oh my the day is dark And the wind blows And the rain falls But tucked in our cabins We are dry, We feel secure.   But out we go! We have work to do, And a duty to love.   Yet now We smile first, Anticipating an adventure, Savoring the flavor of what Is… Read more

WEIRD HAPPENS   Weird happens Everywhere All the time Somebody weird Is doing something weird, Or someone you think would know better Is doing something weird, Or someone weird Is doing something perfectly normal.   Well, It makes life interesting. That, And a little pixie dust Or the grace of God, your choice, Will make… Read more

September Again   September again, Begin again to Listen, Look, Learn and Love. Listen, to your heart, To the voices of the unnoticed and forgotten, To the Spirit of God moving in the world. Look, beneath your feet, Beyond your nose, Between the obvious and beside the road. Learn, about yourself, About the world, About… Read more

They each Make a journey That is all their own- The sun, the moon, The earth, And you and I. And yet, From time to time, Everything lines up In perfect time, And then goes on.   And you? And I? What shadow do we cast? What light do we absorb? What need do we… Read more

Let’s Go Discovering   Sunny day and we know Endorphins abound, Good things are ready to be discovered.   But since we also know that injustice Is not confined to the darkness, That cries of distress Are bound to be heard Even in the midst of joy, Then let’s go discovering:   Let’s discover practices… Read more

Sometimes It does not rain for weeks, And then we pray- And sometimes it will rain Just enough, When just enough will do.   But sometimes It will rain way too much Though if we are wise We will bite our tongues And ponder ways that we might share The bounty we’ve been given.  … Read more

I went for a drive, In search of a poem And saw orange pylons, And yellow flashers And MEN WORKING Dressed in orange T-shirts And khaki shorts.   I went for a drive, In search of a poem, And saw a man crossing The road on a bike, Reflectors going round and round On each… Read more

This I Know This I know, For I have seen it in myself, That I am better When I am loved- By myself, By the Lord, Even imponderably, By you. And even though surely Some folk are easier to love than I, I believe we are all Better when we are loved. Therefore I hope… Read more

Take One Life Take one life- Yours, mine, the kid next door- One beautiful life, Filled with possibilities Yet abundant with risk And it’s all beautiful. Then things happen, Or don’t happen. Scars form, Other wounds never heal, Not completely. They can be tragic, But sometimes those same things That happened, or not, Can lead… Read more