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A New Song
“Sing a new song to the Lord, his praise in the assembly of the faithful.” (Psalm 149:1, LH)
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One Last Bubble
Hope sounds like meadow birds singing in the darkness before the rising of the sun, riffs entwined and floating like the bubbles Grandma made when she dipped her metal wand and spun in a circle, her arms outstretched, a trail of iridescent spheres arcing behind her hand, riding the spring breeze in the garden as…
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Sharper than a Sword
“Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12, NRSV)
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Bathed
Like crystal milk the frost embraces a Busch can tossed with a hand’s wave to the beachgravel road pocked by double-crescent prints of deer crossing in files of four that bound up the grassy rise in grey light to stand in vigilant profile against a hazy sky flushing blood red ahead of dawn’s rays running…
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Once for All
“But as it is, [Christ] has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself.” (Hebrews 9:26b, NRSV)
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Bread
Bread of life, we break your body, tearing you to pieces, allotting our own portions. Bread of life, we crack your crust, scattering you in crumbs, serving our own desires. Our hands raise you up, clench and pull. Our eyes watch you split and rip in our grasp. One loaf, offered for many, one loaf,…
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A Great High Priest
“Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession.” (Hebrews 4:14, NRSV)
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The Telescope
The telescope dozes on its tripod, head tilted back, one eye closed, steady on three feet, waiting patiently for gentle hands to lift and carry it reverently into the darkness of a starry night, open its solitary eye, turn its gaze to the skies and peer deeply into heaven’s past. David M. Frye April 8,…
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Consuming Fire
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; for indeed our God is a consuming fire.” (Hebrews 12:28-29, NRSV)
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The Switch
Hands hold bat unnaturally, left snugged against knob, right gripping handle above. Stance still square to plate, but left shoulder points to mound and pitcher. Head turns left, eyes watch waiting for ball’s release. Mind wanders in waiting, wondering why the switch. Life is left-handed, sinister, a litany of accommodations. Scissors digging into hand pencil…