Historical setting: Remembering the First Century, Bethany I mentioned the Gospel of Luke used our family as characters in stories, but that author didn’t even know us. Nic says, “I did notice there was that part in Luke where your sisters squabbled and Jesus got in the middle of it. And of courseContinue reading “Post #13.9, Wednesday, October 21, 2020”
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Post #13.8, Tuesday, October 20, 2020*
Historical setting: Remembering the First Century (*Looking for this post on Tuesday? Saving words digitally is clearly not as reliable as was once an ancient clay pot with papyrus scrolls stashed in a cave. Lazarus-Ink will be back on schedule this week.) Nic and I have set the conversation between us on my childhood Continue reading “Post #13.8, Tuesday, October 20, 2020*”
Post #13.7, Thursday, October 15, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E. Ascending into the Pyrenees Cloud shadows on the mountains seem to make the ever-still earth forms of rock rise and fall like the waves on a sea. We thought finding our way through this range would be the simple part going up to the mountain top then down into Gaul,Continue reading “Post #13.7, Thursday, October 15, 2020”
Post #13.6, Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E. Ascending into the Pyrenees The fog clears. No words. Awe is a word too small. Dear God, was it your intention that human eyes would be given privilege to see so wide? Have we taken a step too far and now we see all of earth from a holy place?Continue reading “Post #13.6, Wednesday, October 14, 2020”
Post #13.5, Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Historical setting:563 C.E. Foothills of the Pyrenees This new morning we are ready for the climb but an early rain dampens every leaf and twig and greases rocks for slipping. Horses, left to their own ideas would zig and zag upwards through this woods and so we learn from them how to ascend onContinue reading “Post #13.5, Tuesday, October 13, 2020”
Post #13.4, Thursday, October 8, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E. Foothills of the Pyrenees When is it ever that preparing for a long journey into winter is as joyful as this moment seems? Dear God, thank you! Here we are able to fit ourselves for a journey with substantial provisions. Nic has even purchased a donkey to take onContinue reading “Post #13.4, Thursday, October 8, 2020”
Post #13.3, Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Historical setting: 563 C.E. Villa turned Monastery It was Nic meeting with the abbot while I was waiting. Could it be that this is another amazing synchronicity? It seems likely Nic has already chosen to stay here and he is speaking with the abbot about that now. Now my turn. “Father, I justContinue reading “Post #13.3, Wednesday, October 7, 2020”
Post #13.2, Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Historical setting: 563 CE, the old villa, as a monastery The table is set with plenty. Monasteries often consider hospitality to strangers as their mission. This one, particularly, is one on a path with many a wandering stranger seeking hospitality. The gardens and livestock are here to serve mostly guests as these monks would,Continue reading “Post #13.2, Tuesday, October 6, 2020”
Post #13.1, Thursday, October 1, 2020
Historical setting: 563 CE, at the family cemetery of the old villa “Brother Lazarus, her name was not Susannah; her name was Minerva.” The familiar sound of Nic’s voice plundered my moment of reverence as I knelt at the grave to place the flowers I had gathered. What does he know of myContinue reading “Post #13.1, Thursday, October 1, 2020”
Post #12.14, Wednesday, September 30, ’20
Historical setting: 563 C.E. remembering the villa I learned from the bishop what had become of the villa under the Goths. Besides the actual gold and jewels and riches of the Suebi family, the Goths took, as their war booty, the cult members who were still living. They sanctified the asceticism and declared aContinue reading “Post #12.14, Wednesday, September 30, ’20”
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