General (Vol. 2)

Article Sections

Contents

  1. A Small Voice
  2. Aspects of Motherhood
  3. When Jesus Stands Before Me
  4. The Revolution
  5. I Cannot Bear to See the News
  6. Disaster
  7. Ways of Praying
  8. Five Thousand
  9. When the Colour Runs Out
  10. For Mission
  11. Life Songs
  12. Exploring Theodicy And Dorothy Soelle
  13. Salute the Dawn
  14. World Harvest
  15. Dona Nobis
  16. I give
  17. How Do You Know?
  18. War and Peace
  19. Security
  20. Risk
  21. Behind the Tomb
  22. The Fall in Question
  23. Clarity in Mystery
  24. Forever and Sublime
  25. Death's Shadow in a Kiss
  26. Beauty
  27. Dearest Jesus
  28. Deus Semper Maior
  29. The Parish Church
  30. The Earthly Pain of Jesus
  31. Amor Omnia Vincit
  32. Gospel Music
  33. Thy Glittering Throne Awaits The Throng
  34. Wisdom and Love
  35. Creativity
  36. Traditions
  37. God and His People
  38. Love is Supreme
  39. Liberation
  40. The Heavenly Balance
  41. The Impenetrable Core
  42. All Saints
  43. The Calling of Mary
  44. Christ Triumphant Dwells within Us
  45. On the Streets
  46. You and Me
  47. Revenge
  48. Hostages
  49. Earthly Glory
  50. Water of Life

Disaster

  1. Your sky is deadly blue above the earth,
    Your crops lie murdered by Your blazing sun;
    How can we think that such catastrophe
    Is payment for the evil we have done?
    If we were worse would famine be much worse?
    If we were better would the rain begin?
    Is there a crude and deadly algorithm
    Binding disaster to the weight of sin?
  2. Though sin is everywhere our selfishness
    Appears to bring scant sorrow to our door
    While those who have so little face the storm
    And finish worse off than they were before;
    What Dreadful sin can starvation commit
    That wealth avoids? This state cannot explain
    The distribution of woes here on earth
    And its relation to Your heavenly reign.
  3. Our trust In heavenly justice must not feed
    Complaisance with our justice here on earth,
    Whatever You decide within Your power
    Supports and not detracts from human worth;
    Though 'Acts of God' destroy the work of men
    Much that is wrong the works of men have wrought;
    Injustice and contempt for those You made
    And for the comradeship which Your Son taught.