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Waiting. What's New Here?

  You know those crosswalk signs with increased accessibility?  The ones that say,  “Wait.” “Wait.” “Wait.” Wait till its clear. Wait til its green. Wait till you are older. Wait till tomorrow. Wait till the afternoon. Wait until your my age. Wait until your 18. Wait until you are married. Wait your turn. Waiting at the doctors. Waiting for an answer. Waiting on hold. Waiting for water to boil. Waiting for a table. Waiting at a concert. Waiting for a call. Waiting for a text. Waiting for an update. Waiting for a diagnosis. Waiting in traffic. Waiting for your birthday. Waiting for a flight. Waiting at the BMV. Waiting for school to be out.. Waiting for church to be over. Waiting for Justice. Waiting for Godot.  Wait for Christmas. Wait till next year. Wait till retirement. Wait for it. Wait for it. As you all have experienced as humans, we do a lot of waiting And for the most part, we do not like it very much - especially, if the waiting is painful. From today’s lectionary text, Habakk
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Mamma Mia: Climate Apocalypse

  Origins of ABBA In April of 1970, remember that date, two Swedish couples went on vacation together in Cyprus. According to Wikipedia, what started as singing for fun on the beach ended up as an improvised live performance in front of the United Nations soldiers stationed on the island. From there, the group started playing small shows together with mostly negative reviews. Three years later, the group officially named itself, ABBA, each letter in the name, A.B.B.A, pertaining to the first letter of each of their names. Soon, they had hit songs peaking the charts. S.O.S. Dancing Queen, Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie, Money, Money, Money - a lot of songs with the same three words,  take a Chance,  and the one in the title of this Sermon: Mamma Mia Origins of Earth day April of 1970 was not only the origins of the ABBA, but it also so happens to be the same month that first Earth Day was celebrated! This was five years after the 1965 landmark report "Restoring the Quality of Our Environment
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