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This month’s themed ministry is all about Love. These three poems come from Daniel Ladinsky’s brilliant book, “Love Poems from God.” THE SUN NEVER SAYS Even after all this time the sun never says to the earth, “You owe me.” Look what happens with a love like that— it lights the whole world. Persian poet . . . → Read More: Covenant Circles – February 2012 From an ABC News Report By Bryan Robinson Bud Welch fought his rage and desire for retribution when his daughter Julie was killed along with 167 other people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Welch had opposed the death penalty before his daughter was killed, but he reversed his stance as he tried to cope . . . → Read More: Covenant Circles — January 2012 The Shortest Day by Susan Cooper So the shortest day came, and the year died, And everywhere down the centuries of the snow-white world Came people singing, dancing, To drive the dark away. They lighted candles in the winter trees; They hung their homes with evergreen; They burned beseeching fires all night long To keep . . . → Read More: Covenant Circles — December 2011 Late morning, just before lunch, one of Lin Chi’s monks comes up to him half-crazed, out of his mind with ecstasy, babbling about Buddha. Says he’s seen him. Says he was just walking down the road when suddenly: Buddhamind. Enlightenment. Nirvana. The big payoff. The monk can’t stop talking about it. Lin Chi strikes a . . . → Read More: Covenant Circles – November 2011 If we are to argue on behalf of the human right to religious freedom we need to recognize that our argument depends on a certain understanding of both what it means to be fully human in relation to God, and what that means in terms of the responsibility of governments, educational institutions, and even parents . . . → Read More: Covenant Circles – October 2011 |
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