What Have We Become?
I usually wake up early, Turn on the news, And go back to sleep. This morning I was shocked awake By the news of further violence. The...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Jul 2, 20161 min read
Lord, Have Mercy
I wrote this prayer a few weeks ago in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. Since then, there was the attack in the Istanbul airport...
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betharichardson
Mar 22, 20161 min read
God, In Your Mercy
We wake up to the news Of another terrorist attack. Ordinary people doing ordinary things. Lives changed forever. This place seems so far...
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betharichardson
Nov 21, 20142 min read
Jubilee ... and Native American Heritage Month
Repost from Alive Now's blog. I don't know where to start in sharing the thoughts and feelings that swirl around in me. November is...
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betharichardson
Aug 17, 20141 min read
Holy Ground
Yesterday we celebrated the life and resurrection of John Mogabgab. There was comfort in so many friends of John being together, in...
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betharichardson
Aug 9, 20141 min read
I Hear the Sound of Breaking Hearts
For John Mogabgab (1946-2014) I hear the sound of breaking hearts John - mentor, teacher, colleague, friend, Has left this life and...
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betharichardson
Aug 2, 20141 min read
Discarded
I found a paper crane Lying in the road, Discarded, tossed away, Tire tracks across its broken wing. And I thought, So this is what we've...
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betharichardson
Jun 21, 20141 min read
The Trees Remember
The trees remember and tell the story of cries and terror, of brokenness and blood. Of children murdered and mothers weeping. Of...
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betharichardson
Feb 10, 20141 min read
Victory Is Ours
I saw fear work its dark magic, swirling into corners, creeping through cracks of doubt and uncertainty. I saw its disabling effect ......
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betharichardson
Jan 19, 20141 min read
Platitudes
"God doesn't give you more than you can handle." "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Well meaning, but unhelpful words, When you...
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betharichardson
Nov 22, 20131 min read
Repairers of the Breach
If you get rid of unfair practices, quit blaming victims, quit gossiping about other people’s sins, If you are generous with the hungry...
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betharichardson
Mar 13, 20111 min read
God Weeps
350 dead. ... 1,000 dead. ... 10,000 dead in one prefecture. Trains, boats, entire villages washed away. Thousands missing. How many will...
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