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I can breathe
I have nothing to give I have received everything I am not mine, I am yours Lives are clashed bursted into air becoming winds and songs I am now listening those songs I am breathing their winds feeling their touches and smiles I have nothing to give I have received everything I am becoming a…
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Pentecost
On this Pentecost the breath of George Floyd came upon the disciples of Jesus Suddenly the fire of tongues started speaking in different languages and all the people in the world understood What it means to live as a black person in this countryof freedom and opportunity Three thousands were baptized not by the water…
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Our Future That I Know
Repent, Kingdom of God is here! Our Lord shouted. Repent, Kingdom of God is here and now. We repeat. The future is in the seed of present We see the orchard in an apple seed We reap what we sew We know what kind of future we will have It is the Kingdom of God…
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Life
Life is already there in the ground in the air and in us We just need to discover it savor it and enjoy it it is given We do not need to make it oh, no, not form it Dare not to create it even not need to labor on it Just breathe sit down…
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I live not in fear
When I look at the empty Cross where my Lord was once crucified I cannot hide my wonder and joy he is risen and stay with us. Now I live not in fear but in the confidence of eternal life I can face all challenges that life brings And live in love and peace All…
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El Camino Santiago
El Camino Santiago has been in our bucket list for my wife and me Now when we shelter in place we realized that we have been walking on it Sometimes rough sometimes smooth We have been on the road meeting all the graceful creatures saying farewell to well-intended departures Now in this virtual reality I…
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Easter with COVID-19
I lost my words, Lord hearing people wailing and mourning for their loved ones their voices are still echoing in my ears. I love my voice, Lord hearing silence from all the empty sanctuaries where choirs are only remembered and not heard I lost my mind, Lord listening all the possible scenarios of the turmoils…
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Love is stronger than Virus
Love is contagious Love is omnipresent Love is invisible Love is powerful You cannot just wash love away with fear You cannot keep love away by keeping distance You can still deliver love through poem You can see love through actions we (and others) take Love, virus, and fear these three will always be with…
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Morning is here!
Dawn light feebly appear at the window knocking faintly with sigh Is there anyone inside? Outside there is a feast of gods of lights lights of rainbow colors green grass, indigo skies, and sparkling morning stars With all glorious invitation corona virus patients refuse to go out to ascend to the sky where gods live…
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Faith Journey
Do not weep when you have your share of joy Do not cry when you have your piece of pie Time is fair and we are all chained by it Do not regret when you made a few mistakes Do not sigh when you cannot go back Life is gracious and we all die with…
