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Heaven On Earth

Hav­ing fully expected to be locked up behind bars in some loath­some cell, all by myself for thirty days, I was quite sur­prised when my charge, a fel­low trustee, led me off to a barracks-​​​​like room out in front and … Con­tinue read­ing

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The Profane And The Holy

Hav­ing been knocked off my high horse by my fear of going to jail, I found my self lying on the ground of my being, look­ing up the shaft of a lance at the dark­est knight with whom I had … Con­tinue read­ing

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I Pronounce You Both Man and Wife

No sooner had we all sat down around the fire of my heart’s desires, to con­tem­plate my next move, than Michael shot up with the sug­ges­tion that he ’n’ I go fly­ing, of all things. “I believe you ’n’ I … Con­tinue read­ing

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Wildcat Work Stoppage

The fol­low­ing morn­ing, I was rudely awak­ened by the call for reveille, an unusual sound for the only morn­ing of the week upon which we got to sleep as late as we wanted. Con­fused, I got up amidst the moan­ing … Con­tinue read­ing

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Only Contract That Is Binding

To make mat­ters worse, I had a falling out with my soul when, later that night, she tried to seduce me in a dream. “If only you would say no to the Great Gray Whore,“ had my soul whis­pered in my … Con­tinue read­ing

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An Animal Transgression of the Law

Hav­ing inter­nal­ized the war in Viet­nam, I found my self get­ting less ’n’ less sleep after our guns had come on line. Forced to par­tic­i­pâté in an effort, totally repug­nant to me, was I con­sumed by my own mis­ery when … Con­tinue read­ing

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The Sound of Sheer Silence

That night I dreamt I finally stum­bled on what I had been look­ing for, of late. Washed ashore along the coast of some islet in the south­ern Pacific, I aban­doned ship, lest she founder when the treach­er­ous tides, that’d marooned … Con­tinue read­ing

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The Urge to Use Brute Force

As you returned to that famil­iar set­ting, where dark­ness still over­shad­ows the truth,“ con­tin­ued my shadow, “you real­ized that your next oppo­nent would not come out of hid­ing, until you let down your guard, which took con­sid­er­able effort on your … Con­tinue read­ing

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Lesson of the Void

In response to the wail­ful sound that emanated from some­where deep within my being, it sud­denly dawned on me how badly I was in need of a men­tor at this point in my life. Hav­ing honed in on the beat­ing … Con­tinue read­ing

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Naked Truth of Wisdom

In my ecstasy, I real­ize that I’ve just been awak­ened to the dwelling place of the Holy Trin­ity. Imme­di­ately, I recall a line from the Gospel of John (14:23): “Those who love me will be true to my word, and … Con­tinue read­ing

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