Ethereal flame, ignite imagination. Burn through our desires. Blazing fire consumes everything, even the smoke cannot escape it. Only the ember remains. Tall oaks turned to ash return to their rest. -mjh

Flames in the hearth snap in beat with sleet pinging pane. Fire… Ice… seem the same. mjh #YouGo ©️mariahoecker.com

A palpable hushhas spread over our landscape.The silence is sound. mjh

This past Sunday and yesterday, February 4th, we at St. Columba’s in Maine marked the fourteenth anniversary of my ordination to the priesthood in 2006 at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Brevard NC. I was surprised last Sunday at St. C’s by Rev. Juliana Anderson’s spirited anointing and blessing on me, by the congregation’s thoughtful…

Democracy is perfectly flawed, in union we seek our balance. Powers that corrupt, fear the People. United we must face our fears. Together, we win but only if power is balanced by justice. mjh

Can one have too much butter, cream, and cinnamon? Nectar of the Gods. mjh

Every day, every moment, the light is changing. Watch, pay attention. Water, wind, and light dance across the firmament. Look, do you feel it? Life’s fleeting, fragile, a light bubble in darkness. O say, can you see? mjh

The money that is poured out for our vanities, could save our planet. Our screens are looking glasses that connect us. We could save our planet. When will we see that we could all play together to save our planet. mjh

Light can be blinding at certain points in time, we can’t always see it. Always there, the Light banishes the deep darkness. Love! Let there be Light. mjh

Our cups spill over,with numbing elixirs. Blessedwe are, seeking peace. mjh