On Death – Jan. 22, 2021
Can death be sleep, when life is but a dream,And scenes of bliss pass as a phantom by?The transient pleasures as a vision seem,And yet we think the greatest pain’s to die. How strange it is that man on earth should roam,And lead a life of woe, but not forsakeHis rugged path; nor dare he […]
Watch – Dec. 31, 2020
“Watch not the bitter earth, but the starry sky….” -Andrew Greeley
Heaven Invades the Earth – Aug. 10, 2020
Earth cannot escape heaven, flee it by going up, or flee it by going down.Heaven still invades the earth, energizes it, makes it sacred…God is at home (here). It is we who have gone out for a walk. –Meister Eckhart (1260-1329)
Different Needs – July 20, 2020
They Have Different Needs Some seeds beneath the earthare dormant.They fell the last time the cool airturned the leavesgold.Those seeds have different needs than we do;let them go about their lifecompletely unharmedby your views.We have cracked open, we sensedeven beneath the earth—the holy was near,and are reaching up to knowand claimlightas ourself. –St. John of […]
