Justice's song
that summons our liberation
is grounded in the harmony
that we call Love
When each creature is beloved valued
we shall all be free
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Inspired by love’s action as justice in the world …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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Chalk dust rainbow heart wallpaper.

🌈 Grateful to add a new image to the #Rainbow collection.
These images remind us of the many ways love and care are lived out among us.
What inspires you to act with kindness towards others?
#Dignity #Diversity #Pride #LGBT🌈
#UCCan #CreativeCommons #ShineOn
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a-person-standing-on-top-of-a-hill-with-a-sunset-in-the-background

Not in complexity
of word salad
nor glitter consumed
Mystery as Simplicity
most often found
in the sun's rise
with foregrounded clouds
on day mild
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Inspired by noting the Divine ordinarily everyday …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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They yell
weaving innocent illusion
with distraction's shout
Yet listen we must
to silenced & agency denied
so without words we principally act
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Inspired by knowing when to transition from words to action …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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Milky Way over Lassen National Park

Love
In the places
where we've constructed
with intention
barriers to diminish virtue
& plurality deny
It endures
as beacon that
everlasting guides
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Inspired by the Spirit that unifies …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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#MicroPoetry|March ’26 Reflections #ShineOn The #MicroPoetry of the blog began as a creative practice in 2012. Using the confines of twitter's 140 characters, this discipline has been a generative opportunity to use words to poetically muse. Starting in 2017, brief reflections became another

✨ Check out the latest #MicroPoetry #Reflections! These short poems & musings hopefully connect heart and mind. 🌱 Take a moment to read, and may inspiration come to you! 🌟
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons
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#MicroPoetry|February ’26 Reflections #ShineOn The #MicroPoetry of the blog began as a creative practice in 2012. Using the confines of twitter's 140 characters, this discipline has been a generative opportunity to use words to poeticall...

🌸 March's #MicroPoetry #Reflections are polished & ready for release! Until then, dive into the February Collection.
Which piece speaks to you? ✨
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommon
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#MicroPoetry|March ’26 Memes Too often it seems that words and images are placed against one another. The gift of a meme, when hopefully done well, is that the word and the visual serve to complement and enhance one another in a ...

🎨 March's #MicroPoetry #Memes are here! Freshly formatted and ready to spark your imagination. Dive in and find the one that speaks to you! ✨
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons
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#MicroPoetry|February ’26 Memes Too often it seems that words and images are placed against one another. The gift of a meme, when hopefully done well, is that the word and the visual serve to complement and enhance one another in a ...

🎨 March's #MicroPoetry #Memes are almost here! Until then, take a peek by exploring the February Collection.
Which creations will captivate you? Share your faves! 🌟
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons
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Easter Mercy Mercy  It’s funny how we anticipate that rising dawn sun 2000-and-change-years later: an event/time/story/experience that Christians call Easter. This Lent – the season before Easter –  has been a dif...

"It is in the letting go, the emptying of the ego, that – perhaps – we begin to see ourselves for who we truly are: interconnected and beautiful."

May this Easter, reveal ways how we might offer and receive Mercy in a hurting world.
#MayItBeSo
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To say this is a full-bodied hot sauce is redundant, but what takes this from good to GREAT is the hardwood punch & cilantro’s subtlety.
#LucifersHouseOfHeat #TheHotSauceFiles #Foodie #10

#MicroPoetry|March ’26 Verses Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead t...

🌟As this day of possibility unfolds, how are you feeling? Concerns, worries, unexpected joy, or wonder?
📚May March’s #Verses inspire you wherever you are & however this day feels.
Share the light, embrace the muse! ✨
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons
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#MicroPoetry|February ’26 Verses Every month I tweet #MicroPoetry! In 140 characters, they are part prayer, thought, reflection, challenge or something in-between. I look forward to sharing them with you and hope that they may lead t...

🎨 March's #MicroPoetry #Verses are on the horizon! While awaiting their release, why not (re)visit the February Collection? Share which verse resonates with you! 🌟
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons
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#Quotes #Memes #BernardBaruch #Observation
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Inspired by nurturing the environment that embraces us …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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#Quotes #Memes #KonradAdenauer #Patience
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Gallery|2026 There are the images used throughout 2026 for A Deacon's Musing. I hope that the visuals chosen speak to the words used in each blog. Just as importantly, I hope they not only complement the various m...

📸 March's photos have been added to the 2026 Gallery!
Take a moment to explore the collection and let the images speak to you on this day full of possibilities.
Which one stands out to you?
#UCCan #ShineOn #CreativeCommons
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A lone human sits near the lone dead tree in the middle of the main square of the destroyed

Violence's logic
fostered by War's turmoil
preferences Few
at Many's expense
So arise we must
demanding Ancestors' Wisdom
Peace of Our Conscience
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Inspired by confronting Turmoil with Tranquillity …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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🌟 Fresh inspirations have been added to the #Love photo collection! How have you lived love today?
Share your moments of light, courage, or affirmation—it’d be a gift to see them.
#UCCan #CreativeCommons #ShineOn
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White and Grey sculpted hands reaching upward in a posture of need

In moments
when world's needs plead
& people lament
can dissuade
Remember
Comrades
we're delightfully designed
to darkness dispel
with blazing Light
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Inspired by responding to the Other’s need …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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Inspired by unshuttering one another to so shine …

#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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#Quotes #Memes #WilliamCooper #Wisdom
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A painting of people with their hands raised in the air, with the hands in different colours.

Temper not
Righteous Rage
when Justice malformed
oppresses the people & places
we're Called to not only free
but with whom our Liberation depends
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Inspired by being loud when silence subjugates …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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In this 2012 #Lenten blog, I wondered about what we mean – as Christian seekers – when we discuss in whom or in what we trust.
#Lent #Lent2026 The United Church of Canada
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The surface
where kindness reveals
our interdependence
may seem beyond reach
by intolerant voices
We rise
when offer freely
what we hope to receive
_______________________
Inspired by choosing to live joyfully …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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Lent|Giving Up Popularity A Lenten Collection Lent: We walk into the gathering danger & doubt surrounding Jesus as he made choices that led to the Cross. This is a time of preparation & reflection. Where

#TBT In this 2018 #Lenten blog, I was musing about the following: How might we curate confidence in one another, while letting go of our egos, & so bear light into shadowed times?
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The beat beat
of Discord's Hate
like a symphony of One
silencing the Many
but the rhythmic rhyme
community binds
in counterpoint
finds Love's chord
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Inspired by realising with are Rhythm’s Dancer …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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Upon shore's edge
expectedly awaiting
As distractions & avoidance
excuses & fear
keep us from hearing
We are not only Loved
but intended to be So
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Inspired by reading the Message in the Bottle …
#MicroPoetry #140Characters #UCCan #ShineOn
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🌈 A new image has joined the #Rainbow collection! May we celebrate #diversity and #dignity. What motivates you to do good things for others? Share your stories of #Pride, #LGBT, and unity. 🌈
#UCCan #CreativeCommons #ShineOn
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