Monthly Archives: November 2015

A Brave and Startling Truth

Posted on November 27, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

“I wrote this piece for every human being on earth.” This is how Maya Angelou introduced her poem “A Brave and Startling Truth” written in commemoration of the UN’s 50th Anniversary, in 1995. In light of the recent attacks (ongoing violence), … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Proverbs | Tagged A Brave and Startling Truth, Dreaming of Peace, Maya Angelou, On a small and lonely planet, Peacemakers, The true wonder of this world, We the miraculous, We the possible, When we come to it | 8 Comments

“You will not have my hatred”

Posted on November 20, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

There are many angry words and actions that have come out of the Paris Attacks, but this response is notable for its “tender aggression.” Antoine Leiris is defiant, but not retaliatory; he does not repay hate with hatred. He says at … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Proverbs | Tagged Antoine Leiris, For Melvil' sake, Hélène Muyal-Leiris, I get to play again, In memory of Helen, Letter to Terrorists, My grief is precious, No gift of hate, Repay love for hatred, Sermon on the Mount, Wound to the heart of God, You will not have my hatred | 1 Comment

This Well has not gone Dry

Posted on November 17, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

LIVE REALITY A teary eye, A teary I, Tells me this well has not gone dry. How do you see Or want to see Reality Inside your head Alive or dead? A fleeting moment Framed in me, Stiffened picture, Frozen … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged Letting people grow and go, Live Reality, R W Thiessen, Remake & Retake, Return to Springs, Tears, Well not dry, Willing to Let Go | Leave a comment

Tears fell like Prayers

Posted on November 13, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

In the awful echo of Remembrance Day, there is much about which to be somber as we still try to uncoil ourselves from violence and her many tentacles of de-inspiration. I write this prayer based on a line in Craig Barnes’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems, Prayers | Tagged Falling like Seeds, Fragments of Lament, O Sacred Head now wounded, Portions of Long Stories, Prayer and Tears, Receive me now, Shavings of a dirge, Tears | Leave a comment

Remembrance Day Prayer

Posted on November 11, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

We arise today with the power of God to guide us, the might of God to uphold us, the wisdom of God to teach us, the eye of God to watch over us, to offer our prayers and petitions for those who … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayers | Tagged Justice, November 11 at the 11th Hour, Peace, Peacekeepers, Remembrance Day, Soldiers, Struggle, Victims, War and Peace | Leave a comment

Belonging

Posted on November 6, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Almost a year ago I wrote about the “Abba Prayer“, and “the Abba Experience” as the late Brennan Manning would call it. He spoke about this regularly, and wrote to it most passionately in, “Abba’s Child: The Cry of the Heart … Continue reading →

Posted in Prayers | Tagged Abba, Abba Experience, Abba Prayer, Belonging, Beloved of God, Brennan Manning, I belong to You, Radically Defined | 9 Comments

Autumn of our Soul

Posted on November 3, 2015 by R.H. (Rusty) Foerger

Those fortunate to live in a climate of changing seasons recognize the change with distinction. Each season anticipates its unique characteristics, and pre-anticipates the season after, and so on, and so on. Today’s offering come from an old friend who … Continue reading →

Posted in Poems | Tagged Autumn of our Soul, Ex-pired and In-spired, Exhaled and Inhaled, R W Thiessen, Shuffle, While Leaves are Leaving | Leave a comment

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