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Fields of wheat.

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

This Sunday we will hear again the parable of the wheat and weeds (Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43). It is one of the gospel messages that can be disconcerting, even disturbing. At the end of the age, none of us wants to … Continue reading →

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A doorway called lament

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Mother Beth Tjoflat

This morning’s Daily Office includes Psalm 88.  Despite my resistance to it, I was pulled into this poetry of deep lament and carried forward to the final words: Darkness is my only companion. The conveniences and devices of modern life … Continue reading →

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