advent journal: bells and borrowed words

Milton Brasher-Cunningham

23 Dec 2007

Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
(Leo Tolstoy)

I'm trying to get down to the heart of the matter
but the flesh is weak and my thoughts seem to scatter
bht I think it's about forgiveness, forgiveness --
even if, even if you don't love me anymore
(Don Henley)

The two quotes were from Ginger's sermon today.

The poem below follows the pattern of Longfellow's "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day," one of my favorite carols.

Peace,
Milton

faithful failures

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consider the sunflowers

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faithful failures

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