Bless what Eludes My Grasp
December 11, 2005
[From Guerillas of Grace, by Ted Loder]
Lord, so many things skitter through my mind,
and I give chance to gather them
and hold them up in a bunch to you,
but they go this way and that
while I go that way and this. . .
So, gather me up instead
and bless what eludes my grasp but not yours:
trees and [...]
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A Palestinian Litany from Jerusalem
November 29, 2005
Just got back from a Prayer Vigil this evening; today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The group on campus used a Palestinian Litany from Jerusalem, written by Bishop Munib A. Younan, the Lutheran Bishop in Jerusalem. I found it to be very powerful, and you can read it below:
++A PALESTINIAN [...]
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I am so thankful to Be Alive
November 24, 2005
[From Guerillas of Grace, by Ted Loder]
Persistent Friend, Insistent Enemy,
from whom no secret is hid (and none need to be),
out of the thoughts and feelings which whirl within,
I grope for language to carry to you my secrets
and all the wonders that seize my heart.
Praise be to you
for holding me in the womb of mystery
through all [...]
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