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My Five Loaves and Two Fish
Lord, I don’t have enough to feed five thousand,but I do have five small loaves.Take them, and bless them,as you once did long ago.When I finished my prayer,I found myself giving all five. Lord, I have two fish as well.Please take these, too, and fill the hungry.When I offered them with prayer,peace filled my heart—now…
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How Long, O God?
I pray to God, crying, “How long?” And God said, “How long?” How long are you going to kill each other? How long are you going to lie year after year? How long are you going to hate your enemy? How long are you going to say that you alone are right? I was confused.…
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Administrative Orders
In spite of the fact that there are so many administrative orders and the ICE burst into the Christian Nursery School to take away children from mothers In spite of hunger for justice and humanity for love and compassion for the smiles of neighbors In spite of a series of news of violations of human…
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Time to listen a Cosmic Symphony
I accept your invitation I will stay for a while even though I hear screams and bombshell explosion from a faraway place I will walk slowly maybe I can even stop walking to sit still even when I hear the sound of politics and debates in my monkey minds I will be one of you enjoying the…
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War Time Strategy
People say to me that they can bring a horse to a river but they cannot force a horse to drink water I cannot even bring people to a river! I show where the river is I tell them how to get there I describe how beautiful the river is They do not care for a…
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Advent
When I hear the scream of the victims of terror I wait for life with hope When I hear sigh of the elderly I wait for hope with love When I hear crying sound of the lonely I wait for love with faith When I hear the speedy passing of time I wait for faith…
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Peace
Peace I call you Come! then you said, Be the Peace I invited peace into Middle East Settle there! then you command, Be the Peace Me, the passionate impatient person? I resisted Be the Peace if you want Peace I look for peace Somewhere outside Then I hear again, Be the Peace
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I can still hear music
Even when I do not play Hallelujah I know that there is music somewhere I wonder whether it is in my mind or out in the universe. The music must have been there for a long time. Until Hendel grabbed it and put in his scores. Then it rests all the time until someone plays it.…
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My dead friend
It is called an exuvia. It is often thin and delicate. It may also be crumpled or folded. My friend has to squeeze through a small opening in the chrysalis to emerge. It is found hanging from branches. Similar ones also found in soil or other debris, as they are often blown away by the…
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You are enough for me.
I longed to be recognized by You and I got that recognition You say, “I recognize you before your longing for itt.” I want to be remembered by You and I realized that you remembered me. You say, “How can I forget you? Even a mother may forget her baby, I would not forget you.”…
