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Meditation — 22 September 2014

Luke 15:8-10 (CEB): “Or what woman, if she owns ten silver coins and loses one of them, won’t light a lamp and sweep the house, searching her home carefully until she finds it? When she finds it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Celebrate with me because I’ve found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, joy breaks out in the presence of God’s angels over one sinner who changes both heart and life.” “Celebrate with me because I’ve found my lost coin.” I see a woman in a dark green dress — thick fabric, like denim or hemp — searching desperately through a one room house — rustic, prairie style. She’s moaning deeply. Hurting. Her pain, very tangible. She’s searching for the coin. The room’s getting darker and darker. She’s becoming more frantic. She’s spinning, turning over everything, spinning down… down… d o w n . . . the room gets darker darker spinning darker darker spinning collapsing almost ...

Meditation — 15 September 2014

“Love really does make the world go round.” 1Corinthians 13.4-8a (CEB): Love is patient, love is kind, it isn’t jealous, it doesn’t brag, it isn’t arrogant, it isn’t rude, it doesn’t seek its own advantage, it isn’t irritable, it doesn’t keep a record of complaints, it isn’t happy with injustice, but it is happy with the truth. Love puts up with all things, trusts in all things, hopes for all things, endures all things. Love never fails. “All you need is love.” Lennon/McCartney “Only love, only love can leave such a mark      But only love, only love can heal such a scar.” Clayton/Evans/Hewson/Mullen/Lanois/Eno 1John 4.8 (CEB): “...G‑d is Love.” 1Corinthians 13.4-8 (adapted): G‑d is patient. G‑d is kind and isn’t jealous. G‑d doesn’t brag and isn’t arrogant or rude. G‑d doesn’t seek G‑d’s own advantage. G‑d isn’t irritable and doesn’t keep a record of complaints. G‑d isn’t happy with injustice, but is happy with the truth. G‑d puts up with al...