Acts of Beauty, Acts of Humanity [a poem]
Posted On October 7, 2023
Mark 14:1-11 There were glimmers of beautyin your tears of shamethat fell like silverthat fell like raina jar is brokenpouring out its allinto this story,… Read More →
Praying Shalom for this City
Posted On September 20, 2023
Shalom: A 30 day prayer guide for Jakarta’s Urban Poor by Anita Rahma and Joy Baker You will be moved to tears, and to prayer,… Read More →
Which is more difficult – landing on the moon, or landing a feeding centre?
Posted On September 10, 2023
From Yaqoob* in India In August, there was great rejoicing in India as its space agency (ISRO) landed a space craft on the south pole… Read More →
Wounded Healer [a poem]
Posted On September 2, 2023
You know me and you love meeven in the darkness of my fear,you are close and you are callingeven in my wretched gut-despair,you know me… Read More →
Living in a “Where’s Waldo?” book
Posted On August 9, 2023
by Barbara Stankowski (Manila/Switzerland) For five years, we were part of the Servants Manila team and lived in Barangay Holy Spirit. This June, we returned… Read More →
No Sparrow Falls [a poem]
Posted On August 5, 2023
No sparrow falls,nor molecule decayswithout you reaching out your hand.No tear cascades,no memory aches, or fadeswithout you conscious of it allNo last breath is drawn,no… Read More →
My Words Fall in the Gap [a poem]
Posted On July 1, 2023
My words, they fall in the gapbetween your heart and minethey slip through the holebetween the kingdom that isand the kingdom that comes,they fall like… Read More →
Beyond the Broken [a poem]
Posted On May 6, 2023
I must admit I am afraid to love youbecause you are broken. I refuse to see you there in the street,lying in the stench of… Read More →