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Tag Archives: nature
The Hope of Raspberry Brambles
It’s risky, writing about hope without being in touch with at least some semblance of it, particularly when one aspires to be a minister. My post yesterday for today’s Earth Day was not hope-giving. It was well-crafted. It was articulate. … Continue reading
Posted in Earth, End of the World, Hope
Tagged awake, earth day, environmental love, gardening, hope, Mary Oliver, nature, raspberries, trees
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Tiny Resurrections: Easter Sunrise 2015 (sermon)
The loss has been real. The darkness. Its apparent permanence. Hope cruelly stolen. Two millennia ago, we could not speak in the past tense, as we do now. We wouldn’t have found the rock rolled back, not quite yet. We … Continue reading
Posted in Death, Hope, Sermons, Unitarian Universalism
Tagged Denise Levertov, Easter, empty tomb, grief, Kate Braestrup, nature, resurrection, sunrise, The Fountain, tiny resurrections
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Winter Walk
Desiccated bronze orphans, aligned along branches, rustling symphony trembling in the wind. Brittle flags hanging, minor testament to doggedness, multiple casualties dropping to ground. I know they are just leaves, and I am just walking. That is just tree. This … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Poems, Poetry
Tagged Death, life, nature, poetry, spiritual teacher, Zorba the Greek's butterfly
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