Its Christmas! First they sold our own festival of the soul to us. And then they condemned us for our transgression all the while preparing us for the time in which they would ban any participation in the genuine festival of the soul Christmas Day. From browbeating us in public for simply [...]
The Coming Destruction There is hardly anything more desolate than a deserted marketplace. Ossian Asia is the factory Africa the laboratory Europe the Residence; The Middle East the proving grounds South America just a security holding; – a vacation mysticism & resources; – and America [...]
Virtue Hath Gone Out of Me The woman with an issue of blood came discreetly behind Him and touched the hem of His garment and immediately the issue of blood ceased. – Matthew And Jesus, turning to the throng asked his disciples Who hath touched me, for virtue hath gone [...]
Mumbai I think the question we need to be asking ourselves is what in the world would motivate these people – to walk into the Mumbai financial district knowing that they were going to die, that they would be going up against the best that the Indian Army had to offer, and open fire [...]
Waking Up With Angels Itβs easy to forget what it is like to wake up with angels. β even when you are still living with them. Perhaps itβs the fires that we all go through β the soot and the grime β the smell of smoke. The breaking. When you have seen your angel after [...]
The temptation of knowledge is, I think, what we are talking about. There is a “gift” of knowledge – but it is more of a mystical endowment than something you earn through study – although study does play a part in it. If you don’t know anything at all, then it is pretty hard for [...]
Music is just a part of the creation – there is color and texture and light, temperature and weather – and there are the tender mercies and graces, and they are all musical. The rustle of leaves The wind in the trees A steady drop of water on stone Or pool or tin The crashing [...]
Bring on the Russians! Whether you prefer a white Russian or a black Russian – or perchance your vodka is served in a martini – or better yet straight with salt – or even more direct – “just give it to me straight!” They say that Americans are – in the end – Americans – [...]
The Eyes of your Chilren If I would know you And be taken into your heart All that I would have to do To understand if you are true Is to look in the eyes of your children The eyes of your children The eyes of your children He shall visit the sins of the [...]
“Squared” Two are better than one – at least, that is what I believe. “Do you know what’s better than a plate of Nona’s cooking? – Two plates.” If there are only two of you – then you better spend a lot more time in prayer. It has something to do with the exponential power [...]
