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Digging for Truth

Deep down, I dig to the bottom. What lies in this hidden depth? Fear, grief, rage, confusion… It rocks my reason, clouds my vision. But what is the answer? Where is the road out of this darkened wood?...

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A Religious Background

Well, let me say first off that I do have a long religious background. I was raised in the United Methodist Church in Miami, Florida. The interesting thing is, being raised in this church did not...

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Changing the world

 “Whose responsibility is It to change the world? And what will be my Contribution?”   First of all, I don’t think Anyone is going to Change the world, Not really.  Obviously,   The world has changed...

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Faithfully Disappointed

Tried and true, Follower and leader, One for the cause, Always in the mix.   Looking for revelations Confirming prayers Teaching, singing, Prophesying, discerning.   Full of faith, Depending on hope,...

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Putting People into Boxes

Image via Wikipedia It is frustrating when other people expect one to act a certain way based on things such as clothes, job position, education, family background or religion.  These things do do not...

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Both Ways

Sharing smothered thoughts, Restricted feelings abound. Hesitation rules the imagination, Hiding from the truth, Although it tortures me. Yearning for stability, Some kind of consistency. If only I...

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Making Peace

Miles of smiles cramp my style. I sing because I’m drunk, I say. Nothing to worry about. The same old message, coming clean. The same old, same old everything. Can you tell I’d rather be there? Can you...

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Full Circle

Knowledge sex intertwine exchange Merely showing off catch cling walk Togetherness ideas dreams whisper Calling grown up respect beliefs wait Yelling expression argument curse

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A Miracle

Gliding along the currents of air, I’m lifted by the light that shines on me. Love permeates my being, Like a spear piercing my side. The nails are hammered through My ragged wrists. I cry out, My God,...

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Perseverance

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We the Church

Cross swinging from a chain? Sitting in church every Sunday? Giving to the church? Teaching Sunday School? What makes a Christian? As if that matters anymore. The world has written us off as elitist,...

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In the Presence of Everything

Are you the hand That I shake in the pew, Or on my way out the door, To the parking lot? … Are you the presence, In the plate and cup, Upon the altar, That is given for me to consume? … Are you the...

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We Are One

I waited for you On top of the mountain, But you didn’t show. I went down Into the valley, But I didn’t see you there. I sailed on the ocean, Hoping to catch A glimpse of you at sunrise, But I was...

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Make A Difference

Give create assist dedicate forgive educate care play believe sponsor mentor free tell sing preach pray read live dramatize dance communicate write recite fix build clean construct maintain mow plant...

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Courageous Relationships (link to video)

www.saintpaulsumc.org/sermon/new-places-for-new-people-courageous-relationships/ Click on the above link to view a sermon by Rev. Dr. Kandace Brooks in which she challenges her congregation to step out...

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Mercy

Alone, but not alone. God waits behind the curtain– Or is it I that wait on God? We wait on each other, then, In a sort of waltz together, Taking one step forward, And one step back, Rotating in...

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Power

Wrong meets right. The fight is strong. Laugh, they will. Cry out, they must. Shout, at the top of their lungs— Justice must prevail. So many innocent lives Have been crushed by the fist Of the...

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A Reflection on Juneteenth

Crimes unimaginable Sins unfathomable Wrongs not righted With an apology, A soft word, Or the stroke of a pen. Pain to the deepest parts Of the heart and soul, The very fiber of one’s being, A wound...

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Miracles: Yes or No

The central belief that all of Christianity hinges on, that of the resurrection from death of Jesus of Nazareth, is a slippery slope, at least. If one chooses to believe that miracle happened, it...

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Can You Doubt It?

Pools of blood Gathering beneath The hanging body. Breath goes out, But doesn’t come back in. Skin separated from the bones. What is the truth? They’ve washed their hands Of any responsibility. But...

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