listening to old friends – May 15
5.15 Listening to old friends on the Utube Jamaica, Chestnut Mare, Bugler Jackson, Clarence, Roger the days of my life spread out. Poetry embalmed, embattled in a soundtrack. And how beautiful some...
View Articlechanting fills – October 4
10.4 chanting fills the space with echoing faith. long born community gathering to pray send, care, gather for hearts to listen. chanting fills the huge space with presence. —————–
View ArticlePrairie Home again again – July 7
7.7.2014 wonderful old new friends Prairie Home again again voices tight, mellow steel, emotions loosed heaven’s feel. ———- [for PHC’s 40th Anniversary]
View Articlepink oxford sounds – November 7
11.7.2014 soul anchoring music warms the air around us, fingers moving on laptops her pink oxford shirt wrinkles just right the cat leaning close on big brown my soul eases, gazing across to caress...
View ArticleHildegard of Bingen – March 5
3.5.2015 [Hildegard of Bingen] a feather on the breath of God you stole away the day to sail the skies of heavenly grace a paver of God’s ways health and heart community all brilliant in your ways...
View ArticleCecilia – March 6
3.6.2015 [Cecilia] I sang in the streets and the mailman converted me to sing in the choir of men and boys. Cecilia sang out her praises of Jesus there from her prison she touches us still. ——————–
View ArticleThomas Ken – March 12
3.12.2015 [Thomas Ken] praise God from whom all Blessings flow he wrote this hymn for us to flow courageous, true, willing to stand backing the faith with a wise clear hand. ——————–
View Articlelove and mercy – June 18
6.18.2015 [love and mercy] gifts can be burdens driving away into isolation those who bare them yet the openness to what is present can also feel the hand of grace when it appears. that is our...
View Articleevensong – September 23
9.23 O gracious light Lord Jesus Christ the words flow out to sooth my soul I hear your voice in every chord and whence it comes I long to go. From pains of body, heart and soul, from flaming fires...
View Articleconcerted concert – October 15
10.15.17 [concerted concert] wrinkling faces alive in song, not professional but intent to make music out of simple gift within. housewife, grandma, bookkeeper, teacher nothing pure; just holy....
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