October 2025 – Prayers, Poems, and Christian Ponderings

Shedding Leaves

Today I return to a poem and prayer I used in October 2021. This is such a beautiful time of year and how I long for it, year after year. At last the hot days of summer are past and the biting cold dark days of midwinter have not yet arrived. Readiness though is inContinue reading “Shedding Leaves”

“rubbing smiles into the wounds”

A good many years ago, while visiting the National Cathedral in Washington DC I bought my first R.S. Thomas poetry book from the cathedral gift shop. Today I have many of his poetry collections on my book shelf. These books feel like good friends as I often have good conversation with the words on theirContinue reading ““rubbing smiles into the wounds””

“fail, and fail again”

This past week I watched my first baseball game of 2025! The major teams have a long season from March to September and play 162 games! Now we are in the playoff season and down to the last 4 teams. I am hooked on the TV coverage of the end of the season. Last year,Continue reading ““fail, and fail again””

Then what?

Roses, Late Summer- What happensto the leaves afterthey turn red and golden and fallaway? What happens to the singing birdswhen they can’t singany longer? What happensto their quick wings? Do you think there is anypersonal heavenfor any of us?Do you think anyone, the other side of that darkness,will call to us, meaning us?Beyond the treestheContinue reading “Then what?”

“I like your hat”

To introduce you to the poet, chidlren’s author and playwright Magi Gibson, I will use an excerpt from the back cover of her poetry book “I Like Your Hat” published in 2020 – Magi Gibson is a leading voice in Scottish poetry. She draws inferences from the little things in life (shopping for stationary, admiringContinue reading ““I like your hat””