Deep Peace Pure Red of the Flame – Apr. 19, 2023
Deep peace pure red of the flame to you;Deep peace pure white of the moon to you;Deep peace pure green of the grass to you;Deep peace pure brown of the earth to you;Deep peace pure grey of the dew to you,Deep peace pure blue of the sky to you! –William Sharp, Dominion of Dreams: Under the […]
Deep Peace of the Wind – Apr. 18, 2023
Deep peace red wind of the east from you;Deep peace grey wind of the west to you;Deep peace dark wind of the north from you;Deep peace blue wind of the south to you! –William Sharp, Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star, p. 423
Deep Peace I Breathe Into You – Apr. 17, 2023
Deep peace I breathe into you,O weariness here:O ache here!Deep peace a soft white dove to you:Deep peace a quiet rain to you;Deep peace an ebbing wave to you! –William Sharp, Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star, p. 423 [The reflective quotes this week are from a poem that appears in the 1895 novel Dominion of […]
Questions in the Dark
My Lenten practice this year is to notice what questions arise in the dark, either in my dreams or wakeful times. Sleep seems to filter out the trivia, and I discover what my real questions are. Some arise from worries, of course. Others involve long-forgotten incidents, odd dream encounters, and shards of conversation that I […]
