Create your own binders

Sometimes things are best heard in threes.

Create

Your own binders.

Open them up.

Let the pages fly.

Let the words loose

Into the world.

They are your voice.

They are your hands.

Open them.

They are not meant

To be contained

Anywhere.

Keep practicing.

Drive (if you can).

Walk (if you can).

Write (if you can).

Create your own binders

No matter what.

Open them.

Open them.

Open them.

Let them go.

Let them go.

Let them go.

Do not leave them behind.

Leave them forward.

Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Sometimes things are best heard

In threes.

Slot

Living into the Alleluia. The Amen comes later.

There’s no exact slot

I will ever fit into.

Alleluia! Amen.

First

So.  England now has her first woman bishop.  This slightly cynical priest, a woman from the second wave of women clergy in TEC, began this reflection, then came around to prayer at the end.  May we all arrive there, eventually.

So

The first woman bishop

The first black president

The first of anyone,

The first of anything.

It’s always noted.

And so many

Oh so many

Stop counting there

As if it is over and done with

As if

It never needs to happen again

Because it has happened once

And therefore

Everything has changed

For good.

May the first

Not be the last.

May the line of bishops

And presidents

Be colorful

Even

Gender complete.

Amen.

As long as it takes

A prayer, I think.  Yes, a prayer.  We still wait... as long as it takes.  Amen.

As long as it takes,

I will not count.

I promise

Not to count.

As long as it takes,

Even if forever is multiplied

By forever.

As long as it takes

Until lion and lamb

Sleep together.

As long as it takes,

Until Hell freezes over

And everyone is gifted

With ice skates,

The ability

To do figure 8s.

As long as it takes

For the Kingdom to come.

I will not count.

I promise not to count.

As long as it takes.

Amen.

Word

I am grateful for oh so many things.  Today I am grateful for time and experience among charismatic and evangelical folk in whose company I learned what being asked for a "word" might mean.  This may or may not apply to you.  If it does, Amen.  If it doesn't.  Amen.

This may apply to you

Or not.

I realize I wonder

About the reader

Before I begin writing,

Just like I used to title things

Before I began

The reflection.

I thought I knew

Where it would go.

So

This may or may not

apply to you.

Yesterday

My client asked me

For a word,

One word to carry her

Through the month.

I considered the request.

Sure enough

The word came.

The word was delivered.

This may apply to you

Or not.

Here it is.