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• Deus absconditus

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  drybarrenmy heart a desertmy soul a wilderness filled with wild beastsfearsorrowangerdoubtwhere is the God of my salvationDeus absconditus.
  I seek but do not findI am in Sheolbut You are not thereforsakenI cry out for your presencebut hear only the echoes of my anguish in replyI need your loveI need your Spiritelse [...]

  October 5th, 2007

• Video of the Week - Part Two: Forgetfulness by Billy Collins

  I am a big fan of Billy Collin’s poetry.  Here is a video of him reading his poem “Forgetfulness” accompanied by some cool animation.

  Discovered at “You watched the quadratic equation pack its bag.”, originally posted by JMW on Saturday, 04 August 2007.  Thanks for this, JMW!
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  August 9th, 2007

• This Week’s Poem: ‘How Could I Ever Forget That Flash of Light’ - Mitsuyoshi Toge

  Last week the blog “God’s Politics” ran this poem by Mitsuyoshi Toge in commemoration of the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.  As the post stated: 
  Mitsuyoshi Toge, born in Hiroshima in 1917, was a Catholic and a poet. He was in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city on August 6, 1945, [...]

  August 5th, 2007

• This Week’s Poem: I Wonder

  This “poem” was published by Gisela Raines in a sermon of hers on the Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary email discussion group.  She took it a book by Ivor Smith-Cameron entitled Pilgrimage, an Exploration into God. The poem was written by  Derek Tasker and printed on a Christmas card.  At the end of this post you will [...]

  July 5th, 2007

• A Reflection on Death and Dying

  I watch her breathe . . . quick shallow breathes,and I see the IV drip its medicine and morphine into her arm.They provide an artificial, but necessary, peaceand a relief from any pain she may feel.I listen to the oxygen as it bubbles in the water in the small jar hanging on the wall behind her [...]

  June 2nd, 2007