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Redemption’s Dance
Redemption’s Dance In the shadows, The darkness. I stumble, Lost in the maze of doubt. Whispers of hope call my name, In hushed tones...
Jon Swales
Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Holy Saturday
The author of life now wears the shroud of death, He who said ‘I am the resurrection’ is lifeless, a corpse. The world's true light, in...
Jon Swales
Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Transcends: A Poem
God is not confined to text, ink, paper, or papyrus. The divine transcends words. Not bound by a system, nor limited to a story, the...
Jon Swales
Feb 21, 20241 min read
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Lent: A Poem
The Priest speaks, her hand moves, ‘Remember you are dust, and to dust you will return.’ I linger, pondering, I am flesh. The Priest...
Jon Swales
Feb 19, 20241 min read
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Deconstruction: Necessary and Painful
Deconstruction can be both necessary and profoundly painful. An existential crisis which touches deep within the human soul and...
Jon Swales
Feb 12, 20242 min read
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Where is God? A Poem
In the realm where the divine once dwelled, A silence envelops, veiled in shadows, untouched by motion, unheard in speech. Lifeless, the...
Jon Swales
Jan 23, 20241 min read
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Life is a Gift/Love is a Verb
We don’t get to walk without wounds, Or talk with words that have not been forged and shaped in the crucible of suffering. Yet, still,...
Jon Swales
Jan 19, 20241 min read
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Faith in a Secular Age- A Poem
My faith, delicate as spun glass, Intertwined and enfleshed with doubt. Hope, the quiet confidence in things unseen, Is woven into the...
Jon Swales
Jan 5, 20241 min read
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Hereford Cathedral
Amidst weathered stones, History and tradition intertwine, A sanctified haven, Set apart from the hustle and bustle of the high street. A...
Jon Swales
Jan 1, 20241 min read
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The Return: A Poem
We found ourselves east of Eden, Estranged and alienated, Hostile and unholy. We, broken sinners, yearned for a Savior, Homesick exiles...
Jon Swales
Dec 18, 20231 min read
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Advent Pilgrimage - A Poem
Stumbling towards Bethlehem to gaze upon the humble King, While the city lights entreat me to linger, to stay, to spend. Stumbling...
Jon Swales
Dec 9, 20231 min read
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All is Not as it Seems: An Advent Poem
In fragile faith, With the tenacious audacity of hope, All is not as it seems. A veil, like winter's fog, separates the divine from...
Jon Swales
Dec 2, 20231 min read
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Doubt- A Poem
Sometimes, Not all the time, I doubt. The gift of faith is absent, And for a moment, I feel alone. Sometimes, Not all the time, I doubt....
Jon Swales
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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