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each
suggest to me
a process
rather than
a condition,
an ebb
and flow,
a signpost
rather than
a destination.
For now
it is sufficient
to have caught
a glimpse
of that possibility.
This time,
between snowdrop
and daffodil,
encourages me
to wait.
Pete Anderson
God hears all kinds of prayers
(A reflection on Luke 18:9–14)
Readers: Narrator, Pharisee, Tax Collector, Man, Woman
Narrator: God hears all kinds of prayers …
Once there were two men who went up to the Temple to pray: one was a Pharisee,
the other a tax collector.
The Pharisee stood apart by himself and prayed.
Pharisee: I thank you God that I am not like everyone else:
I am not greedy,
