An Earthly Disguise – Dec. 28, 2020
“A tremendous spiritual event then took place, something which disclosed the very nature of God and His relation to the Universe. But there was little to show for it on the surface of life. All men saw was a poor girl unconditionally submitted to God’s Will, and a baby born in difficult circumstances. And this […]
Remember – Dec. 25, 2020
Remember the sky that you were born under, know each of the star’s stories. Remember the moon, know who she is. I met her in a bar once in Iowa City. Remember the sun’s birth at dawn, that is the strongest point of time. Remember sundown and the giving away to night. Remember your birth, how your mother struggled to give you form […]
All-awakening – Dec. 24, 2020
The Spirit of God is a life that bestows liferoot of the world-tree and wind in its branches.She is glistening life, alluring, all praise,All-awakening, all-resurrecting. -Hildegard of Bingen, translated by Gabriele Uhlein, Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen
Annunciation – Dec. 23, 2020
She did not cry, ‘I cannot, I am not worthy,’nor, ‘I have not the strength.’She did not submit with gritted teeth, raging coerced.Bravest of all humans, consent illumined her.The room filled with its light,the lily glowed in it, and the iridescent wings.Consent, courage unparalleled,opened her utterly. -Denise Levertov, from “Annunciation”