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WISDOM Reflections – Theme from last week’s Proverbs text

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr SONGS about WISDOM: Sophia Sing to Me – Song about Lady Wisdom by Andy Rogers (folk): https://youtu.be/e-n8eNy_2Ww Only Love by Jordan Smith, covered by Fearless […]

Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas: Two Turtledoves

The winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. — Song of Solomon Time will work what no man knowethTime doth us the subject proveWith time still affection growethTo the faithful turtledove.— […]

Reflections on ravens: curiosity, creativity, and cultural messenger.

Songs about blackbirds and ravens (note: these are different species): Blackbird by The Beatles (rock)Blackbird Song by Lee DeWyze (ballad/blues)Raven Song by Elephant Revival (folk)Blackbird by Nina Simone (blues)The Raven by Alan Parsons Project (electronic rock pop based on Edgar Alan Poe’s work)Hear Me O God, Nor Hide Thy Face (Christian choral music)How Many Are Your Works (Christian hymn) — How sweetly did […]

Reflections on vows, theme from Book of Ruth

My whole life changed when I decided not just what I’d like to do, but when I decided who I was committed to being and having in my life. — Tony Robbins The Four Great Bodhisattva Vows Shu jo mu hen sei gan do. Bon no mu jin sei gan dan. Ho mon mu ryo […]

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