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Words are formed by experiences, and words inform our experiences. Words also transform life and the world. I am a writer and Presbyterian minister who grew up in the 1960's in the segregated South of the United States. I've lived in Alaska, the Washington, DC area, and Minnesota. Since 2004 I've lived in Glasgow, Scotland, where I enjoy working on my second novel and serving churches that are between one thing and another. I advocate for the full inclusion of all people in the church and in society, whatever our genders or sexual orientations. Every body matters.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Wisdom during this pandemic

Wisdom during this pandemic
from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

For everything there is a season,
  and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born,
  and a time to die;
a time to move around,
  and a time to shelter in place;
a time to experience dis-ease,
  and a time to heal;
a time to break down in despair,
  and a time to build up immunities;
a time to screen,
  and a time to share a laugh with the screener;
a time to mourn the economic toll of this pandemic,
  and a time to offer support to neighbors and strangers in need;
a time to throw away personal protection equipment,
  and a time to gather personal protection equipment together;
a time to embrace,
  and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to listen the news,
  and a time to talk to family;
a time to keep calm,
  and a time to throw away fears;
a time to tear up grudges,
  and a time to sew masks;
a time to study,
  and a time to play;
a time to love spreading love,
  and a time to hate spreading the virus;
a time for washing hands,
  and a time for washing hands again.



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