kicking ass for Jesus

vested in his devotional best

soutane with cowl and a floppy hood

he was an artless hack

standing on the corner in his collared shirt

baby blue with Reebok's covering his feet

a rosary and cross stuffed in his karate belt:

for sure, a man of faith ministering in the night

poised and geared to kiss ass for Jesus

*Reflections of Frederick Buechner:

  -We find by losing.  We hold fast by letting go.  We become something new by ceasing to be something old.

  -Principles are what people have instead of God.  To be a Christian means among other things to be willing if necessary to sacrifice even your highest principles for God's or your neighbor's sake the way a Christian pacifist must be willing to pick up a baseball bat if their's no other way to stop a man from savagely beating a child.

Jesus didn't forgive his executioners on principle but because in some unimaginable way he was able to love them.  "Principle" is an even duller word than "Religion."

  -To suffer in love for another's suffering is to love life not only at its fullest but at its holiest.