A. Unabashed Pacifist:
Violence will not make our demons disappear.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
Your children, the peacemakers, get killed.
Your grandchildren, the peace lovers, get silenced.
Your realm of peace and justice gets hijacked.
Why? Because we lack faith in you. Because we allow our fears and our demons to control us. Because we forget and deny that we are your children.
Forgive us. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from the evil of returning evil for evil, for only you can break that cycle.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, Mom.”
[Some birthday, huh? He didn’t say it.]
D. Blog: A Haiku
That lonely reddish leaf
Clings tightly to its branch –
Nurturer and home.
Violence will not make our demons disappear.
B. Unabashed Christian:
Holy One,
Your children, the peacemakers, get killed.
Your grandchildren, the peace lovers, get silenced.
Your realm of peace and justice gets hijacked.
Why? Because we lack faith in you. Because we allow our fears and our demons to control us. Because we forget and deny that we are your children.
Forgive us. Lead us not into temptation. Deliver us from the evil of returning evil for evil, for only you can break that cycle.
Amen
C. Un-quoting Jesus:
“All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth, Mom.”
[Some birthday, huh? He didn’t say it.]
D. Blog: A Haiku
That lonely reddish leaf
Clings tightly to its branch –
Nurturer and home.
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