Category Archives: Spirituality
147 – Examined in a new light
Justin saw this first: Examined in a new light Despite the commitment from the weaker to the healthier we have failed to calm the panic The thinking goes what also rose was more grandiose than practical Anxious, You bear much … Continue reading
Filed under "Poetry", Reasons/Ways I Believe in God, Religion, Scripture, Spirituality
144 – Weak for lack of oxygen
I just last.fm tagged this song as “worship” and “sad songs.” Lately I’ve been really digging the broken Jesus, the radical Jesus, the hated Jesus, the weak Jesus, the weeping Jesus, the crucified Jesus, the crazy Jesus, the naked Jesus, … Continue reading
Filed under Reasons/Ways I Believe in God, Song References
143 – And here I am, waiting for something to break my heart
On The Yucatán, I The northern boys fell at a palm tree, white sand concrete shoe box, where it was all foaming at the mouth and poison pools. I would’ve rather drowned in the cave bound to your belly and … Continue reading
134 – Laughing Jesus
There was this woman on the bus today (yesterday) who was absolutely euphoric and laughing and laughing. When we stopped at a really sharp hill (which, of course, happens often in Seattle), she said, “Ohhhh Jesus!” and started laughing again, … Continue reading
133 – oh, yes!
More entries that aren’t written well but mean well. My day ends with a big, big moon and a fistful of blueberries. It is the clasp at the end of eight hours of music and art and photo-taking and wandering … Continue reading
Filed under Beautiful Things, Stream of Consciousness
128 – I should not listen to bands from Denver again.
At least not on days like this.
Filed under Beautiful Things, Lists, Song References
124 – i keep some good secrets
In middle school I’d wait by the big tree in front of the mobiles at the end of the day, sitting on the electrical box (which we were not supposed to do) and waiting for my ride home. Once I … Continue reading
123 – Call it as you see it
It’s not just human trafficking, it’s slavery. It’s not just ethnic cleansing, it’s genocide.1 1 Ethnic cleansing and genocide have very different meanings, but I have still heard people use the term ethnic cleansing when meaning genocide, mostly to sound … Continue reading
121 – Long Spoon II
a speedily-written adaptation of the parable of the long spoon You want to know what heaven is like. You’re too tired of earthquakes and rape and being meek and tracing lines between stars you cannot and will not ever reach. … Continue reading
120 – you walked the deserts in leather boots, you wrote long letters to a woman in different states
Today I participated in an experiment with myself. Sprung from an idea told to me by a nun told to her by a priest and inspired by oranges, I decided to eat lunch today. And just eat lunch. Normally when … Continue reading
Filed under Adventures, Beautiful Things, Oranges, Pensive, Straight Documenting
118 – Dear United States (a free-write of frustration)
I am sorry. President Obama is making his first State of the Union address tonight, and I haven’t a clue what to expect. Americans (or at least politicos and journalists) are asking, What will he say about health care? Afghanistan? … Continue reading
115 – because you can’t just do it whenever you want to; you have to wait
I love walking to class. I love constantly smiling at people and being waved at and called out to. It is what I needed out of this new year and what makes me feel humming again. Things are a little … Continue reading
110 – These Things Are Perfect
“Mary heard God’s message: ‘You are loved.‘ And because she had faith in that, she was able to say yes.” -Fr. Marty And that’s all there was to it. now listening: “slowslowslow” – Matt and Isom
Filed under Mass, Quotes, Reasons/Ways I Believe in God, Spirituality
105 – For this, I am thankful.
Knives for Cocoa A man with whom I’ll be traveling and I, we were cooking on a Sunday for a fundraiser for that trip. The two of us sautéed onions and tossed sauce and rolled tortillas in his apartment. This … Continue reading
Filed under Beautiful Things, Justice, Paper Journal
101 – 101 is about continuing to greater numbers
Today I picked red, ripe cherry tomatoes from my father’s backyard garden. I don’t even like tomatoes, generally, but there’s a lot of freedom and charm in squinting my eyes to find the reddest and ripest of these supple little … Continue reading
