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Poems, Prayers, and Reflections

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A Collection of Poems, Prayers, and Reflections selected by Rev Jan

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Easter People

My sister’s grand-daughter, Ireland, was quietly playing one day at Grandma’s house, engrossed in what she was...
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Listening to Spring

This contemplative poem/prayer opens us to discernment of the flow or moving of the Spirit through the changing of...
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A Prayer for A Pandemic

May we who are merely inconvenienced, remember those whose lives are at stake.May we who have no risk factors,...
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Prayer Practice

Prayer Practice - Held in God’s Light Hold a tea light and name the person or people you are praying for. Imagine...
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Ash Wednesday Psalm and Prayer

Psalm 139 (a paraphrase from The Celtic Treasure by Philip Newell) You have searched me and known me, O God. You...
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Reflecting Forward

Normally on January 1st, Gerhard and I would be at Rivendell Retreat Center on Bowen Island. After a New Year’s Eve...
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Epiphany

More than Aha
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Are you Ready for Christmas?

A Very interesting question this year~ I remember vividly the Christmas Eve of 2008. We had a record snowfall that...
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Waiting.....for what?

I’m finding “there’s a whole lotta waitin’ goin’ on!” Standing on your dot, physical-distancing...waiting in line...
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All Saints: Cultivating a Resilient Spirit

In the words of St. Paul: To all the saints at Como Lake United Church, Grace and Peace!I miss you! I miss your...
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