Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Meditation: Fruits of the Spirit
Poem/Meditation: Fruits of the Spirit
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Meditation: Fruits of the Spirit If people looking for the evidence of our faith turn to the church today, what do they see? Is there a danger that they will find indifference, when they need love: moaning and complaining, when they need joy: bickering and back-biting, when …
Poem/Meditation- When despair wrenches the soul
Poem/Meditation- When despair wrenches the soul
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Meditation-When despair wrenches the soul When despair wrenches the soul and the heart is torn with grief; when the dark night is long and the hours are filled with fear; when anxieties prevent sleep and crying out to God seems to bring no answer, what is there to lift that…
Drama: The Tale of the Pigs
Drama: The Tale of the Pigs
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama: The Tale of the Pigs A Here, piggy, piggy! Here, piggy, piggy! B What are you looking for mate? A Here, piggy, piggy! Don’t you think that might give you some clue? Or did you think I was calling my dog? Here, piggy, piggy! B Well, if it’s pigs you’re looking for, I don’t …
Poem: Children of God
Poem: Children of God
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Children of God The Law was a protection for the Jews. Stay within it, where all is regulated and secure, and nothing could harm them. Children they were, but children of the Law, bound by its restrictions and ever-expanding trivialities. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Hope
Poem: Hope
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Hope When tears are the only companion and solace; when worship is empty of devotion and meaning; when the heart is heavy and the soul is weary; when the problems of life are overwhelming; when no one seems to care; when pain and suffering are part of every day; Continues..…
Prayer: When we are swept along
Prayer: When we are swept along
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: When we are swept along When we are swept along by doubts and disbelief swirling around us, like the wind attempting to carry us with irresistible power: when we find it difficult to stand against public opinion: when we feel the whole world is against us: when we are in …
Reflection: Everyone knows …?
Reflection: Everyone knows …?
by Marjorie Dobson
Reflection: Everyone knows …? Everyone knows the story of the woman who poured perfume over the feet of Jesus and wiped it away with her hair. Everyone knows that someone – a man - thought it was disgraceful that this should happen in public and strongly protested about it. Every…
Poem: Rules, or freedom
Poem: Rules, or freedom
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Rules, or freedom Rules are tools to keep the unruly in line – or that’s the idea, at least. Rules are restrictive, inactive, inflexible and incapable of making allowances – that’s the idea of most of them. Rules are meant to make fools of those who disobey and in that way …
Prayer: God of mercy and grace
Prayer: God of mercy and grace
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: God of mercy and grace God of mercy and grace, we know that we can come to you each morning to bring our requests and our prayers to lay them before you. We are astounded at your great mercy, for we know how your standards for our behaviour are so high and yet you are pre…
Poem: Greed
Poem: Greed
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Greed Naboth, proud and possessive, promptly refused a buy-out of his birthright. Ahab, sullenly sat sulking, simply because he couldn’t have what he wanted. Jezebel, silky and sly, swiftly solved the problem by sending letters to leaders. Continues... ©Marjorie Dobson
Weeping woman, widowed, wailing
Weeping woman, widowed, wailing
by Marjorie Dobson
Weeping woman, widowed, wailing – all her life, men round her ailing. Now, with grief, her own heart failing. Who can help at times like this? Husband died, though not long married. Now her son is coffin-carried. From now on her life is arid. Who can help at times like this? Vers…
Poem/Reflection: What about Paul?
Poem/Reflection: What about Paul?
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem/Reflection: What about Paul? You could say that Paul had a great deal of get-up-and-go. You could also say that he very quickly got-up-and-went. No doubt about it, he had plenty of energy. No doubt about it, he also had plenty of enemies. He also had enough sense to set out …
Poem: Zarephath
Poem: Zarephath
by Marjorie Dobson
Poem: Zarephath A few sticks for a fire, a handful of flour, a little oil in a jug and a strange man asking to be fed: not a very promising recipe for success. A widow woman with an ailing son, a suspicious promise from a stranger and a drought that showed no sign of ending: not …
Drama/Monologue: Say the word!
Drama/Monologue: Say the word!
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/Monologue: Say the word! Can you believe it? He didn’t even come to the house. He never saw the man yet. But all he had to do was to speak a word … Amazing! Wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. Claudius is a great friend of mine, of course. We’ve …
Drama/monologue: Witness to a miracle?
Drama/monologue: Witness to a miracle?
by Marjorie Dobson
Drama/Monologue: Witness to a miracle? I think it was a con trick. But I don’t know how he did it – even though I was there and saw it with my own eyes. It’s just too fantastic to be true. I mean, would you have believed that a stone surface, admittedly with wood and an animal ca…
Poem/Reflection: Consolation