Lectionary Haiku 16 Feb 2022

A short background on each of the day’s three texts might help. Psalm 120 is repeated yet again, yet this song of lament by a leader caught up in nefarious slander against him offers several points of connection. Sticks and stones don’t breakBones made of iron and steelBut, dear God, they sting! Jeremiah 22:11-17 revealsContinue reading “Lectionary Haiku 16 Feb 2022”

Lectionary Haiku 14 Feb 2022

Now here’s a project and a way to reflect on daily readings from the Bible. If it yields the fruit that I hope, I’ll make it a tab on this blog. I propose to post haiku reflections on each of the three selections from the daily Revised Common Lectionary (the interchurch three year bible readingContinue reading “Lectionary Haiku 14 Feb 2022”

Falling behind in Lent…

This is a catch up post for three missing days of Lenten reflections. No-one said this would be easy. The gentleman to the left typifies the kind of journey we are contemplating. He can be seen as part of Sculptures by the Sea at Cottesloe. So we quickly pass by the Apostle Paul and hisContinue reading “Falling behind in Lent…”