Streams Of Mercy
a meditative commentary on the Bible
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"You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life;..."
--John 5:39 (NRSV - used by permission)
Sitting at the desk of my days
Pages pile up
Paper and ink
Yellowed and curling
Dry dusty
Searching texts
While the Word knocks on the door of my room
A friend with a cup of tea.
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“Come now, let us argue it out, says the LORD...”
Isaiah 1:18 (NRSV)
Don’t just cower
in corners.
Stand up.
Come over
for a cup of coffee
and let’s argue
into the night.
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"Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" He said, "The one who showed him mercy." Jesus said to him, "Go and do likewise."
--Luke 10:25-37 (NRSV)
Battered and bruised
in the ditches of life
looking up into the faces
of strangers and friends
the alien and the familiar
who will show mercy?
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About the Book
Streams of Mercy, a book of daily meditations that reveal deeper meanings of scripture for your heart, mind and spirit in today’s world. Join the dance of reflections with the two thousand year old texts from the Bible.
About the Author
Ann Fontaine lives and works in