bobjanisdillon
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I am a Unitarian Universalist minister and I intend to use this site to post reflections, quotes, sermons, prayers - anything that might nurture the spirit or serve justice.
bobjanisdillon
1y ago
Over the last couple of years, the Unitarian Universalist Association commissioned a review of Article II. Admittedly, this doesn’t sound very sexy. But Article II contains the purpose of our Association, so it’s very important, at least theoretically (and, because ..read more
bobjanisdillon
1y ago
Three or four women, at least,have rescued me from the jaws of death.Maria pulled me from trafficwhen I had wandered, garrulous, into Albany.Emilie cupped my skull in her hands, just above the steps of the altar,and just before the stone ..read more
bobjanisdillon
1y ago
I belong to my alarm clock and the six am shufflethat since my childhood has been a queer calling.I belong to the coffee machine,and the aroma of the Sierra Nevada highlandsthat I have only seen with others’ eyes and hands.I ..read more
bobjanisdillon
1y ago
Possible side effects may includedizzy spellsfatiguenauseaa debilitating sense of wonderdry mouthactually getting excited about vegetablesor at least trying really hard tothat feeling of melancholy that comeslike the tide, washing your feetand then recedingbut also soaking into the skintree envychillsthe seasons ..read more
bobjanisdillon
2y ago
Relax, because the alienswatching you on Earth TVmust be into stripped-down, artsy,not-overly-dramatic cinéma verité,if they’ve been watching you, faithfully,thus far. So you can do without the car chase,and just swallow, with a slight furrow of the brow,that cutting remark of ..read more
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2y ago
a slight chill in the morning a slight chill in the morning andpeace in the heart a slight chill in the morning,peace in the heart, anda room to clean a slight chill in the morning,peace in the heart,a room to ..read more
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2y ago
At Antietam,Arjuna looked across the sunken road,at his brothers and his teachers,gathered for the slaughter.And he turned to chariot driver, and asked,“Great teacher, show me America.” And Uncle Sam pulled down his beard,and in the gun barrels of his eyes ..read more
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2y ago
First, we lost our faith in the old man in the big chair,and then we lost our faith in God. We lost faith in the New York Yankees,the military-industrial complex,progress,and the Electrolux microwave oven. We lost faith in the absolution ..read more
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2y ago
At leastan elm treesitting amidst birdsongunder cloudy skies At leastthis much peaceright now ..read more
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2y ago
Even today, Passover is a miracle. Last night, there were houses not skipped by plague,Bullets found their way through windows and bone,And in so many guises, the horriblemoment – the long-feared moment – paid its visit. This happens again and ..read more