As a Sacred Guest – Mar. 8, 2023
“God of the ages,to whom the hoursare nothingand everything: may I know each momentas a sacred guestto be welcomed,to be savored,to be sent with a blessing.” –Jan Richardson, In Wisdom’s Path, p. 58
The Guest House – Nov. 2, 2022
This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness,some momentary awareness comesas an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,who violently sweep your houseempty of its furniture,still, treat each guest honorably.He may be clearing you outfor some new delight. The […]
All My Guests – Sept. 23, 2022
One by one, the guests arriveThe guests are coming throughThe open-hearted manyThe broken-hearted fewAnd no one knows where the night is goingAnd no one knows why the wine is flowingOh love I need you / I need you / I need you / I need youOh . . . I need you now And those […]
The Scene – Dec. 20, 2021
We know the scene: the room, variously furnished, almost always a lectern, a book; alwaysthe tall lily.Arrived on solemn grandeur of great wings,the angelic ambassador, standing or hovering,whom she acknowledges, a guest. But we are told of meek obedience. No one mentionscourage.The engendering Spiritdid not enter her without consent.God waited. She was freeto accept or […]
