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Genesis Seven

Baptized Through the Waters Then God said to Noah, “Enter the ark.” Not tomorrow. Not when the storm becomes obvious. Not when everyone else understands. Now. Enter. Bring your family. Bring the living creatures. Bring what must be preservedfor the … Continue reading →

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Genesis Six

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] When God Wept The world had grown old. Not old with wisdom,but old with violence. Human hands,made to cultivate the earth,had learned insteadto wound one another. The earth was filledwith violence. Not only in … Continue reading →

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Genesis Five

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] The Long Breath of Generations And the days continued. After Eden.After the first wound.After Cain and Abel,after the earth had learnedthe weight of human blood, life did not stop. It simply grew older. Genesis … Continue reading →

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Genesis Three

[Poem – as reading the Bible] In the cool of the morning, the garden breathed softly— a world still young, still unbroken, still shimmering with the quiet hope of God’s first whisper: Begin. The man and the woman walked among … Continue reading →

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Genesis Two

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] When the first dawn finished its long climb over the newborn world, God rested— not in weariness, but in wonder. Creation stood before Him like a child taking its first breath. And from that … Continue reading →

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Psalm 23

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] — The Shepherd Within The Lord is my shepherd. I am not alone. When the road becomestoo long, when my hands grow tiredof carryingwhat tomorrow may bring, God leads metoward stillness. Not towarda life … Continue reading →

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Genesis One

[Poem – As Reading the Bible] – “This is the song of my soul. This is my way of being with God — as a tenelach, walking where the Word breathes.” In the beginning, before clocks, before breath, before the … Continue reading →

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The Hands That Meet Beyond the Horizon

(the voice of Sehyung Lee) At the bottom of the abyss,where all names fall silentand life leans toward death,I saw two hands— one descendinglike a leaf released by autumn,the other risinglike a small flamesearching for the dawn. Between themwas almost … Continue reading →

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Beyond Religion

I widen the self—a river growing through silence,even as the world tries to erase silencewith noise, machines,endless invitations to become something else. Still, I seek the quiet:the breath before dawn,the small interior roomwhere the soul remembers how to listen. Rituals … Continue reading →

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“Reason to Write Poems”

— Song of My Soul, Song of My Tenelach I do not writeto follow rulesor to walk the tidy pathssomeone else laid down. I writebecause something inside mehas begun to speak—a small trembling voicethat feels less like my ownand more … Continue reading →

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