RCL: Year A: Fourth Sunday of Easter
15 April, 2005 
[This week's Lectionary readings]
Holy Sonnet VI
Oh, would that I might harken to your voice,
Coming swiftly when you call for your sheep:
My fear subdued; my doubt assuaged; the choice
Of path made for me. In dark night you keep
Me safe; your side, shelter from storm and beast.
And should I wander to some far off place,
You, with purest sight will seek me, the least
of your flock. Drawing near you give glad chase.
Back home I rest peacefully in cool shade
Lapping living water, munching sweet jade.
Vats of Good Cheer
5 August, 2003 
found at re:jesus:
I would like to have the men of Heaven
In my own house:
With vats of good cheer
laid out for them.
I would like to have the three Marys,
Their fame is so great.
I would like people
From every corner of Heaven.
I would like them to be cheerful
In their drinking.
I would like to have Jesus too
Here amongst them.
I would like a great lake of beer
For the King of Kings,
I would like to be watching Heaven’s family
Drinking it through all eternity.
Celtic poem from 10th century Ireland
In Stillness
4 August, 2003 
A Meditation while practicing The Presence of God
in stillness
breathing
Our Father in Heaven
in the air
as close as a breath
bringing life with each breath
in Him i breath
i breathe Him in
inhaling
slowly
deeply
the cool air on my throat
oxygen in my lungs
his life to my life-blood
thru my heart He beats
the Spirit’s blood
red
bright
full of Life
carrying life to my limbs
my hands
my feet
my lips
my eyes
my very heart
in Him i abide
each breath
drawing closer
fuller
fresher
God in the air
