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Woyaya: Pilgrimage

I am a big fan of synchronicity, the connection that can be found between randomly occurring events; I experienced one such unexpected moment recently.  I serve on the sabbatical committee at church, helping the congregation travel the days to come … Continue reading

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Woyaya: Going Together, Or Not At All

Somewhere along the way in my theological education and work, I came across the saying: We either go to heaven together, or we don’t go at all. When I heard it, it jolted me, and almost instantly, I knew it … Continue reading

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Woyaya: Already Going

This is the time of year that we tend to line up all our faults and one by one proclaim how we’ll change them. I’ll be less sarcastic. I’ll be more organised. I’ll get things done well before the deadline. … Continue reading

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Woyaya: We Are Going

Happy New Year!  With this word from the language of Ghana, we welcome the beginning of 2017:  Woyaya!  This is the song that becomes our theme for the month of January, so let’s look at its words. We are going, … Continue reading

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Winter Solstice – We Are: Light

Across the Roman Empire that once stretched from southern England to northern Africa, from Spain to Palestine, these days would be marked by a festival known as Saturnalia.  The great sky god Saturn, the earth goddess, Ops (from which we … Continue reading

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We Are: What We Say

Most of us, when we find a friend discouraged, find words to encourage.  Many of us find it within us, when we find even a total stranger or someone that we do not know well or call friend discouraged, the … Continue reading

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Filled with Loving Kindness: No Worry

Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business, Why not find a better job.   Hafiz I’ve got a job I’d like you to do.  If you want it, it’s yours.  Oh, you won’t like it at … Continue reading

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