Birds and flowers

[Matthew 6:25-34] The daffodils are growing in front of our house. In a month they will be bright yellow. Except for the ones that are white. Except for the ones that are pastel yellow. And there will be more than last year. And we didn’t plant the extra ones. And the finches will be back […]

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enough for today

Sometimes context doesn’t matter. Things seem clear by themselves. At face value. Like a request for bread. What could be more simple? “Give me food today. (Please).” For the people hearing this prayer for the first time, the request was only partly about the future or about today. It had everything to do with the […]

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