Monthly Archives: January 2014

Opening a Galaxy-A Poem

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Neil

In a universe where 42 is the answer to life, the universe and everything Resides the world of Magrathea where planets are custom made to order On the factory floor is every world conceivable Any customer can request a tailor … Continue reading →

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Waiting Rooms-A Poem

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Neil

Sitting alone in the waiting room Waiting to hear good news from the surgeon That the loved one I committed to their care Is waiting in recovery for me to come and join them In that place where the waiting … Continue reading →

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Jeremiah 25- Drinking the Cup of Wrath

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Neil

Jeremiah 25: 1-14- The Voice of Frustration 1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of King Jehoiakim son of Josiah of Judah (that was the first year of King Nebuchadrezzar … Continue reading →

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Images for the Fourth Sunday After Epiphany

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Neil

This is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount      

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Daydream- A Poem

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Neil

My mind drifts off to another place I’m raising anchor to sail away from reality To go wherever the spirit blows To another world crafted in the corner of my mind What possibilities and problems reside in this new world? … Continue reading →

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Making Monsters- A Poem

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Neil

Stitching together the fragments of reality and imagination Combined with the human energy of creativity To construct our own monsters and demons As a place to house our fears and concerns Personifying them into corporeal forms With mortal bodies that … Continue reading →

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Jeremiah 24-Exile, Figs and Reversals

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Neil

1 The LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed before the temple of the LORD. This was after King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon had taken into exile from Jerusalem King Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim of Judah, together with the officials … Continue reading →

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Images for the Third Sunday after Epiphany

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Neil

The Calling of the Disciples from Matthew’s Gospel      

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Jeremiah 23-A Righteous Branch and Unrighteous Prophets

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Neil

Jeremiah 23: 1-7: The Righteous Branch 1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the LORD. 2 Therefore thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: … Continue reading →

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At the Birth of the Day- A Poem

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Neil

In the midst of the unmoving darkness with its bone chilling cold Emerges the beginning of a new day As the approaching sun paints the sky with its pallet of light As the skies cry out in the labor pains … Continue reading →

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