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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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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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“Meeting After a Quarter Century Passed”

This afternoon, the children of the mockingbirds gathered on the backyard fence, speaking all at once, as though they knew someone precious had come home. Two little puppies rested upon the grass, their breathing slower than the summer wind. The … Continue reading →

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“Living in the Well”

—while in conversation with Rev. Tim Riss There are those who spend a lifetime living inside a well. The sky above them is neither false nor complete. It is simply the measure their eyes have learned. To know the boundary … Continue reading →

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“Peace with Justice”

Peace is not the silence left behind by exhausted armies. Peace is justice learning to breathe through human hands. It is the widow who no longer fears the night. It is the child who falls asleep without listening for sirens. … Continue reading →

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“When the Earth Cries Out”

(For Joan Sebastian Guerrero, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, and all whose names become prayers) The earth cried out before anyone spoke. Before the reports were written. Before the questions were asked. Before explanations searched for words that could never mend a … Continue reading →

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“The Day After Election”

Some won. Some lost. But dawn arrived without choosing sides. The buses breathed along their routes. Shop doors opened to familiar streets. A farmer touched the soil still holding yesterday’s rain. A mother set bowls upon the table. An old … Continue reading →

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“Fresh Waters, My Home Church”

– For Changchun Methodist Church, 120 Years A clear stream runs through the world, not with noise, not with power, but with the patience of water finding every thirsty root. On a Sunday morning, the prophet speaks again: “These waters … Continue reading →

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