A Positively Poetic Priest

We do all need more joy. It is one of the things we overlook too often. We focus on work and production and the numbers, and believe me, as a trained mathematician, I know how much we love to make the numbers look good! We want to cultivate our personas and our followings, we want to do good in the world, but none of these things happen without the foundation of joy underneath to keep going. God created us for joy. God didn't create us as problem-creating and problem-solving machines defined by our numbers. We are creations of immense joy, love, and grace.  One of the things I have been struggling with during my sabbatical time has been reclaiming my joy. I have finally come to terms with the fact that my joy dried up in the last two years. Even before the pandemic, a few work based events happened which totally sucked the oxygen out of me, keeping my light small and dim. While I was excited and joyful about getting married and that saved my creativity for continuing ministry throu...

The iceberg question Always lurking beneath the surface Under all the pleasantries of how And where and when and who The question of all intention Why do we eat applesauce with pork chops? Why is the sky blue or grey? Why can't we trust our politicians? Why was I created this way? Why doesn't he love me? The silent questions we ask at night Staring into the shadows Created by light and mystery Not always seeing what's before us Focused instead on what's behind God asked Job so long ago Who are you to question why? I created infinite diversity and free will Including suffering and uncertainty Each is beautiful down to the atom, love