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Text[0]=["Reveling by Fr. Simon Foster<br />(click link for print version)",
"<li>Eucharist, Saint Francis Day</li><li>Animals in Church<li>My dear cat Felix<li>Blind, deaf, cancer<li>In my lap<li>As I presided at the service<li>He was reveling<li>Being held, stroked<li>Being loved<li>At one point<li>He swung his head back<li>Stretching, reveling<li>The yumminess<li>Sheer delight<li>The joy<li>Rubbing his head<li>Against my vestments<li>Against my body<li>In the midst of liturgy<li>Playful<li>Oblivious to distraction<li>Present only<li>To fun, stretching<li>Being loved<li>Held, stroked<li>Am I oblivious to distraction?<li>Present to being loved<li>Having fun, being held<li>Being stretched, stroked<li>To concentrate<li>On only the important<li>Chiefly, that I am loved<li>By God and so many<li>By Felix, St Felix<li>Patron Saint of Reveling"]
Text[1]=["Tsunamis, earthquakes and floods <br />a theological poem by Simon Foster<br />(click link for print version)",
"<li>The dad sat by the casket</li><li>His wife and child&#39;s<li>Crushed as the house collapsed<li>After Samoan tsunamis<li>His spirit crushed<li>Another child crying, frightened<li>The old woman devastated<li>The younger woman glad to be alive<li>The school teacher<li>Had felt the dead bodies of her pupils<li>Around her, touch her<li>All in one BBC news<li>The god I had believed in<li>I don&#39;t anymore<li>My god then too small<li>To deal with this reality<li>My God was bigger, way bigger<li>More mysterious now<li>Dwelling in hope filled silence<li>Present to human pain<li>Present in human questioning<li>About why ?<li>Present to human building<li>Techniques in tsunami zones<li>God of Presence<li>Not god the magician<li>My old god<li>Could have stopped it all<li>Pain, senseless destruction of life<li>I believe in God, of course<li>Present and Presence<li>Just not in that old way<li>SHE is in the midst of devastation<li>Did not, could not stop it"]
Text[2]=["Tsunamis, earthquakes and floods <br />a theological poem by Simon Foster<br />(click link for print version)",
"<li>The old god couldn&#39;t either<li>But that wasn&#39;t God<li>God of floods and earthquakes<li>‘In whom we live and move&#39;<li>May my god not be too small<li>Instead<li>Ground of Being, Ground of life<li>Precarious, atomed life<li>Geophysical tectonic plated life<li>May spirituality be real<li>Broad, allowing questions<li>Open to the silence<li>Hopeful silence<li>God big enough for the questions<li>With no simple pious answers<li>Holding us, surrounding us<li>Allowing the questions&#39;<li>Never too small for them<li>Big God<li>God of past, present and future<li>God of love<li>Keep me open to Love<li>The Love that dwells in silence<li>Godly silence<li>The love that inhabits<li>The relief workers, searching<li>The mourners tears<li>The father&#39;s and his broken heart<li>The thumbs up hope<li>Expressed in Tsunami rescuer<li>God of life in all it&#39;s diversity<li>All it&#39;s experiences<li>You are there<li>I believe, keep my faith real<li>Rooted in the realities of life<li>Joyous and painful<li>In Tsunami pain too"]
Text[3]=["Dog as passenger - a poem by Simon Foster<br />(click link for print version)", "<li>Dog as passenger<br /><li>Surveying the flora and fauna<br /><li>Watching the jogger<br /><li>Watching the walker<br /><li>Calm, serenely<br /><li>Observing, taking all in<br /><li>Sat upright<br /><li>Calm, serene<br /><li>Taking it all in<br /><li>Good practice<br /><li>Spiritual practice<br /><li>Observing, taking in<br /><li>Sitting back<br /><li>Watching, weighing it all<br /><li>Not anxiously<br /><li>Life’s passenger<br /><li>We should do the same"]
Text[4]=["Wurlitzers","<li>I am nine years old<li>A Golden retriever<li>With a bit of something else<li>I had been on a walk<li>Home, I and master arrived<li>I lapped the water<li>He was getting his dinner<li>I like to watch him<li>So I sat down upright<li>Paying attention<li>Then he went to something<li>Like a small robot<li>Combined with a toaster<li>He put a flying saucer in it<li>Then the YUK noise<li>Not to him though!<li>He kept putting it on repeat<li>What was that?<li>It made him all smiles<li>Merrily accompanying dinner<li>I found out!<li>It was a CD<li>Of a thing called<li>Wurlitzer organ<li>He loved the melodies<li>Reminded him<li>Of Castro Theatre<li>In San Francisco<li>They have one too<li>Thank goodness my dog ears<li>Droop, they hang down<li>To blot out the noise<li>Master likes it though<li>At least he walked me<li>Fed me, watered me<li>Small price to pay<li>For the Wurlitzer hell<li>Or too high a price!<li>He knows from my look<li>He knew from my posture<li>This dog is not amused<li>When Wurlitzer organ<li>Accompanies dinner!"]
Text[5]=["Heart of Stone","<li>I found it<li>A large heart shaped<li>Red stone<li>On the beach<li>It reminded me of my heart<li>Pumping blood<li>Enabling me to exist<li>Live and breathe<li>I recalled all those<li>I carry in my heart&acute;<li>That I love and care about<li>Family, friends, parishioners<li>I recalled that hymn<li>&acute;Sweet Heart of Jesus<li>Fount of Love and mercy&acute;<li>&acute;There is room in my heart&acute;<li>For You, for sure<li>In You &acute;I live<li>Move and have my be-ing!&acute;"]
Text[6]=["The Goose and the Labyrinth","<li>Reflecting on the retreat<li>I watched her<li>Curious, webbed - walking<li>On the Labyrinth<li>It was hilarious<li>Profound, moving<li>Human-animal worlds linked<li>By the ancient labyrinth<li>Place of discovery<li>Geese can do labyrinths<li>Not just humans!"]
Text[7]=["Covered by branches","<li>In front of the mansion<li>The thick, over arching branches<li>Laden with leaves<li>Over arched me<li>Up from the center<li>Curled over<li>All the way<li>To the ground<li>Bent over me<li>Like the Divine Mystery<li>Centre, overarching<li>Nothing of us<li>Is outside the overarching<li>&acute;Love Divine<li>Loves excelling&acute;"]
Text[8]=["The solitary seagull","<li>Not any other creature<li>Just she<li>Floating on the sea<li>Just being carried<li>By the tide<li>Attentive, observant<li>Enjoying the cool water<li>Enjoying the autumn sun<li>O! not completely carried<li>The webbed feet<li>Paddle a pace<li>For a bit<li>Pretending to be<li>Not a bird but a speedboat<li>What fun she was having<li>What fun, if we savor<li>If we find too<li>Time to be carried<li>On the tide of life<li>Through life<li>Letting go<li>Paddling too<li>With a sense of fun<li>Carried, empowered<li>Caught up in the Mystery<li>To enjoy life<li>The important<li>The solitary seagull, my teacher<li>Precious to native American Indian<li>Sacred creature<li>Precious to me<li>As sacred teacher"]
Text[9]=["Time to play","<li>The toy octopus<li>Those fun tentacles<li>Great to play with<li>Whenever owner comes in<li>I pick them up<li>Grab in my dog teeth<li>And stand with octopus<li>Or leave it on human lap<li>Will you play?<li>Make time to play!<li>Animals do!"]
Text[10]=["The Lord is my Pace Setter – Psalm 23 for Busy People<br />by Toki Miyashina","<li>The Lord is my Pace Setter, I shall not rush,<li>He makes me stop and rest for quiet intervals,<li>He provides me with images of stillness,<li>Which restore my serenity.<li>He leads me in ways of efficiency,<li>through calmness of mind; and his guidance is peace.<li>Even though I have a great many things to accomplish each day,<li>I will not fret, for his presence is here.<li>His timelessness, his all-importance will keep me in balance.<li>He prepares refreshment and renewal in the midst of my activity,<li>by anointing my head with his oils of tranquility,<li>My cup of joyous energy overflows.<li>Surely harmony and effectiveness shall be the fruit of my hours,<li>For I shall walk in the pace of my Lord,<li>and dwell in his house for ever."]
Text[11]=["Coats and the Dog","<li>Human beings<li>Think they are intelligent<li>Try putting a coat on<li>With a dog dimly ignoring<li>Never! Never!<li>Coat on means walk<li>Means stretching legs<li>Running, freedom<li>Fresh air, sea time<li>Try not going out<li>With coat on<li>For dog walk<li>See the disbelief<li>Coats are signposts<li>Canine signpost<li>For animal time<li>Animal recreation time<li>Relief time!<li>May dog symbol recognition<li>Inspire us, inspire me<li>To recognize symbols<li>That speak of life and nurture<li>For our souls, our bodies<li>Like a warm home<li>A good novel<li>A well worn Prayer book<li>A kitchen table<li>With plant, hazelnut<li>And decorating it with pine cones<li>Decorating it with beauty<li>Symbols all around<li>Breaking open the truth<li>Be recreated<li>Be enlivened<li>Into life, more life<li>Into freedom, more freedom<li>Into appreciating freedom, more freedom<li>Coats and the dog<li>Warm home and the human"]
Text[12]=["The Bridge and the Christmas wreaths","<li>I turned<li>There it was<li>A Bridge<li>At the bottom<li>Of a person’s driveway<li>Aesthetically cute<li>On the two posts<li>Two lovely wreaths<li>Two lovely red bows<li>Spoke of effort<li>Effort to welcome visitors<li>With Christmas symbols<li>A Christmas bridge<li>Christmas as a bridge<li>Linking the old year<li>It’s lessons<li>It’s joys and trials<li>To the New Year<li>Walking through Christmas<li>We get to that year<li>The old linking the new<li>The new arising out of the old<li>Nothing arises out of context<li>The new arises out of the old<li>Are we on the look out?<li>Are we discerning enough?<li>Past needed<li>Essential for present<li>As present is for future<li>These bridges helping us humans<li>Get from A to B to C<li>Beautiful Christmas Bridge<li>Pathway to home<li>May we live<li>Conscious that all pathways<li>Can heal us home<li>To God,The One<li>If we are open To the Divine Bridge Builder<li>Help us to see<li>The Bridge of Life<li>As eternally built<li>For an eternal cute home"]
Text[13]=["Nest Building","<li>The hedgerow<li>Devoid of leaves<li>Winter, a cold day<li>Had something hidden<li>Not seen before<li>There in the thick of it<li>In the thicket<li>Was a carefully crafted<li>Bird’s nest<li>Woven and constructed<li>By a clever bird<li>I and we<li>Need to nest<li>Build our nests<li>In the thick of it<li>The thick of life<li>Nests of safety<li>Nests of warmth<li>Nests of security<li>Birds build nests<li>Teaching us<li>To build our nests<li>So important!"]
Text[14]=["To be in a wheel chair","<li>Freezing night<li>By Penn Station<li>Sat, such sad eyes<li>Propelling herself<li>In that mobile chair<li>You could see the wrestle<li>The pain of her situation<li>Her contorted face<li>Her pained eyes<li>How could I know<li>What she felt<li>I could imagine<li>I could empathize<li>I could begin to imagine<li>I can care<li>I was noticing<li>There was a child of God<li>Showing such determination<li>To live, to move<li>To bare her reality<li>To be in a wheelchair<li>May I never forget<li>The worlds of bravery<li>Of endurance, helping  me to notice<li>What bravery surrounds me every day"]
Text[15]=["The Dog gives me the eye","<li>I needed to shave<li>Hot water and shaving gel<li>Face covered in foam<li>Then I became aware<li>Of being intently watched<li>My Golden Retriever<li>It seemed as if<li>He was seeing<li>He was wondering<li>Was I becoming<li>Someone else?<li>Not me?<li>Or was he thinking<li>What strange things<li>Human species does!<li>They have a skin<li>Then put on another ‘skin’<li>On top, a disguise<li>A face mask<li>Relief thought the canine<li>It is him underneath<li>My walker, feeder <li>Friend and companion<li>May the real me<li>Always be visible<li>May I be proud of me!<li>Never hide me<li>Made in God’s image"]
Text[16]=["Getting the itch","<li>That groaning<li>That getting the spot<li>Rubbed his back<li>Fur covered back<li>Into the rug<li>What bliss!<li>What joy!<li>Letting the itch<li>Get you!<li>Listening to its shout<li>And giving in<li>To it’s fun<li>To it’s release<li>To relax<li>Dogs can be better<li>Than us humans sometimes<li>Hearing the call<li>Feeling the need<li>To itch.<li>To relax<li>Revel in leisure<li>Get the itch my friend<li>Enjoy! Only here once!"]
Text[17]=["Haitian earthquake","<li>The figures vary<li>Over 200,000ish so far<li>Killed because of nature<li>Techtonic plates moving<li>Un reinforced homes<li>Moms, dads, children<li>Families, friends buried<li>The screaming, the wailing<li>The internal ripping apart<li>Of human souls<li>In agony, in grief<li>Cut way too short<li>Or trying to live<li>Orphans, limbs missing<li>The rawness of pain<li>Physical, emotional<li>Spiritual and mental<li>Free will to build<li>Free will to live<li>Human beings free<li>To exist<li>Old supernatural god<li>‘Could’ have intervened<li>Been placated<li>The Mysterious One however<li>Mutual indweller<li>Shares in the agony<li>Agonizes<li>With the agonized<li>It would be nice<li>If God were a magician<li>To stop disasters<li>To stop terror<li>Instead She weeps<li>She wails, She feels<li>She shares in<li>The shock of limbs missing<li>Of loved ones missing<li>Of crushed out life<li>She bares it all<li>This God<li>Mutual indwelling<li>Mutual sharing<li>God is between the atoms<li>God closer than a breath<li>Life force<li>God of many names<li>Mysterious energy<li>Reason for hope<li>Reason for going on<li>Collaborator for life<li>In the midst of death<li>Transformer of death<li>Enemy of death and finality<li>Different to us humans<li>Totally one with us<li>Incarnate One, enfleshed One<li>Enfleshed in human agony<li>Enfleshed in human hope<li>God of Haiti still<li>God of earthquake<li>Mysterious Along sided One<li>God in the silence<li>As well as in the wails<li>I wish you were<li>A supernatural intervener-sometimes<li>But instead You seem<li>More of an Indweller<li>Savior, Rescuer<li>Rescuing with the rescuing<li>Sharing their job<li>Weeping with the weeping<li>Agonized by their agony<li>Baring it, holding it<li>Holding us<li>Holding Haiti"]
Text[18]=["Frosted trees","<li>For Brits it is called ‘icing’<li>For Americans ‘frosting’<li>Same thing, delicious for me<li>Cake, the sweet covering<li>At my Church primary school <li>Different colors of icing<li>Spread on biscuits<li>For Saints days too<li>Green for St Patrick<li>Yellow for St David<li>Mom, Gran and Aunt’s cakes<li>Deliciously covered<li>Forked pattern icing<li>Smooth pattern<li>Spread over cakes<li>Chocolate, coffee<li>Cherry, orange<li>Winter trees<li>In Parish Drive<li>Look frosted<li>Look iced<li>The snow<li>Frosted them<li>They look ready to eat<li>So like an iced cake<li>Frosted by nature<li>Frosted by Creator<li>Frosted by the snow<li>Had God Our Mother<li>Engineered, enabled<li>Frosted trees<li>Sweet to enjoy<li>To appreciate<li>Delicious and lovely<li>Like homemade cakes<li>Like iced biscuits and cookies"]
Text[19]=["Unseeing","<li>Up from the subway<li>At Columbia University<li>Ahead of me<li>She moved so quickly<li>Young student<li>With long white stick<li>She moved it quickly<li>To left and right<li>Ensuring and avoiding<li>Those who had eyes<li>Her energy, good energy<li>Her determination, her striding out<li>Made me think<li>Of human determination<li>In the face of challenge<li>Human beings, many<li>Face apparent obstacles<li>But turn them<li>By their attitude<li>Into tools for living<li>Her un seeing ness<li>Meant she had to look<li>For eyes elsewhere<li>Through movement<li>Of that stick<li>Through determination<li>She learned to see<li>May be she sees <li>Much better than me!"]
Text[20]=["Ash Wednesday","<li>Last years palm crosses<li>Brought in by the faithful<li>Burned crosses<li>Turned to black ash<li>To mix with water<li>To use to trace the cross<li>On the forehead<li>For the start of Lent<li>Ash Wednesday<li>The priest says<li>As ash is ‘imposed’<li>“Remember you are dust<li>And to dust you shall return”<li>Seems a miserable line!<li>But not at all<li>Life giving<li>In other words<li>‘Put all your worries<li>Put all your selfish ambitions<li>Put all your possessions<li>All your comforts<li>Into perspective”<li>The human being<li>Says mysterious faith<li>Has Eternal destiny<li>To live forever<li>We, to be nurtured in this<li>To prepare for<li>These eternal ‘habitations’<li>Eternal forever bliss<li>There is this life <li>Seen as part of eternity, forever life<li>So often our lives<li>Our priorities, our concerns<li>Are not to do with the eternal<li>Yet it is fostered in and through human life and care of creation<li>NOW,<li>Quality lasting love<li>Quality lasting justice<li>Lasting peace<li>Lasting real quality Life <li>Encounter with God, Mystery<li>Deepening spiritual life<li>Deepening love of the sacred<li>The ash is to say<li>Remember these healthy priorities<li>Not the transitory<li>Work at things<li>That matter, can be lasting<li>Participate in bringing in love NOW<li>Participate in bringing in justice NOW<li>Participate in bringing in peace NOW<li>Participate in growing in knowledge of God, Mystery NOW<li>Participate in growing in living out good spiritual values NOW<li>To make life, your life, others<li>The rest of creation<li>So much better<li>These things matter eternally<li>The size of our house, car<li>The size of our pension and pension plan<li>Getting and having the ‘right’ job<li>All kind of matter<li>But don’t matter in the end at all<li>People matter, God matters, we matter<li>The animals and the Universe/s matter<li>The eternal matters<li>Which begins in this life!<li>The ash cries out<li>Concentrate on what is important<li>Work at love, justice and peace<li>Growing in knowledge and experience of depth, Mystery<li>Happy Lent my friend<li>Happy Ash Wednesday<li>Priorities are being challenged!<li>How will we respond?"]
Text[21]=["Intoxicating Life","<li>Have you ever watched an animal <li>When they go out for their walk?<li>Barney and me left the rectory<li>For our walk, our perambulate<li>I saw something I had never seen before<li>The sheer thrill at smelling fresh air<li>Golden retrievers have a great knack<li>Of looking as if they are laughing<li>Well, I saw him sniff the fresh air<li>Head and snout aloft <li>He glanced back at me<li>Breathing in that air<li>This was know sniffing out animal sent<li>This was savoring the fresh air<li>It was as if he was letting me know<li>He almost looked as if laughing<li>Happy, intoxicated by joy<li>At the gift of fresh air<li>When do we as humans<li>Allow ourselves to be intoxicated<li>With air, water, gifts of  life?<li>Zen reminds us of mindfulness<li>Dogs don’t have to think<li>They are just present<li>Present to the air<li>Am I, are we present<li>Will we be present<li>To the air we breathe?<li>Like the song<li>Sung in some churches<li>‘This is the air I breathe’<li>The Divine Mystery<li>Caught up in the air<li>This is the air I breathe’ as the song says<li>‘I am lost without you’<li>We are all lost<li>If we are not present<li>Present to air, to now<li>What a waste<li>To go through life<li>With all gadgets and trinkets<li>To have missed the air, today, now<li>‘I’m lost without you’<li>Without You, God of many names and beyond all names<li>Life Giver, Sustainer, Intermingling One"]
Text[22]=["Come Dancing","<li>Dogs walk time<li>Produces excitement<li>Lots of movement<li>Often Barney jumps<li>Up on two legs<li>Today I held those paws<li>And we danced together<li>What fun! Dancing<li>Dancing in the Rectory kitchen<li>Dog and human partner<li>Playing together<li>Natural, care free<li>Playing, play time<li>Humans need to play<li>Way more, often<li>Animals are teachers<li>Teaching us, helping us<li>Re prioritize<li>Playing is a gift<li>Should be top<li>Top of life’s list<li>Someone said<li>I have come<li>That you may have life<li>And in all it’s abundance<li>Human and Human playing<li>Animal and human playing<li>Relieves the soul<li>Tonic, elixir<li>Medicine, balm<li>Healing agent<li>Dancing, come dancing"]
Text[23]=["Birds of welcome","<li>It had been a long day<li>I was tired<li>Went to beach to pray<li>As I arrived and parked<li>Twenty or so seagulls immediately appeared<li>Some sleepy, all came and sat<li>Around the car<li>There was a pink sky sunset<li>My friends, the seagulls<li>My tiredness transformed<li>Not by eagles wings<li>Seagulls and sunset lifted me up<li>I was raised<li>Soul raised<li>To offer<li>Evening Prayer<li>Creation transformed<li>Transformed tiredness<li>To spiritual energy<li>Inexplicable, sheer gift"]
Text[24]=["Flotilla of swans","<li>This was no Spanish Armada<li>Nor American or UK aircraft carriers<li>No, instead some twelve beautiful swans<li>With all their regal floating<li>On East Island lake<li>A Saturday in February<li>They were gliding<li>Amid geese and ducks<li>Same concept as a flotilla<li>Same idea as a fleet of ships<li>But not war icons or security icons<li>No, creatures living swimmingly<li>Old Testament talks<li>About ‘swords into ploughshares’<li>When peace comes<li>The flotilla of swans<li>Pointed somehow<li>To a coming peace<li>When human beings<li>Would not ‘study<li>War no more’<li>Swan song of peace<li>In the meantime"]
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