They Can Be Like a Sun – July 24, 2020
They can be like a sun, words. They can do for the heartwhat light canfor a field. –St. John of the Cross, Love Poems From God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, trans. Daniel Ladinsky, p. 324
Fearful Longing – July 17, 2020
“Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart. It is like a bird that has blundered down the flue and is caught indoors and flutters at the windowpanes. It is like standing a long time on a cold day, knocking at […]
No Small Love
The teacher gathered together those whose hearts he had newly woven, and sent them out into the world. It was a rough-hewn start.* Dividing every household? Forgetting myself? Of all the teachings of Jesus, this is the one that loses me. Until now. A deeper look reveals something for this present time. A great yearning […]
Psalm 119:18-24 – Mar. 26, 2020
Open my heart’s eyes, that I may see The wondrous blessings of creation. I am a sojourner on earth; May I know myself also as a spiritual being. My soul is consumed with an intense longing To be blessed and sustained by You, O Divine Lover. May I not be a bearer of disharmony, one […]