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\nA “Black Lives Matter” protest march, Rotterdam, June 2020 (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

“All life is a parable … listen to it.”<\/div>\n
Frederick Buechner<\/strong>, from a Rewrite Radio podcast<\/a> <\/div>\n

 
\n 
\nAs humanity reels from one crisis to another, let us pay attention to what God is saying to us in and through the particulars of our lives and our times.
\n <\/p>\n\n

Clear a Holy Space<\/h3>\n

inspired by Isaiah 11: 1-10<\/em><\/p>\n

Laboring God,
\nwith axe and winnowing fork
\nyou clear a holy space
\nwhere hurt and destruction have no place,
\nand a little child holds sway.
\nClear our lives of hatred and despair,
\nsow seeds of joy and peace,
\nthat shoots of hope may spring forth
\nand we may live in harmony
\nwith one another. Amen.<\/p>\n

~ from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nHealing at a cost<\/a>
\nGrace notes<\/a>
\nIn the school of prayer with Ignatius of Loyola<\/a> (featuring The Examen)
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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