A Certain Day – June 18, 2021
A certain day became a presence to me;there it was, confronting me — a sky, air, light:a being. And before it started to descendfrom the height of noon, it leaned over and struck my shoulder as if withthe flat of a sword, granting mehonor and a task. The day’s blowrang out metallic — or it […]
Love is the Threshold – Apr. 27, 2021
“Love is anything but sentimental. In fact, it is the most real and creative form of human presence. Love is the threshold where divine and human presence ebb and flow into each other.” -John O’Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
Breathe Into Me – Apr. 16, 2021
O God, empty me of angry judgmentsand aching disappointments,and anxious trying,and breath into mesomething like quietness and confidence,that the lion and the lamb in memay lie down togetherand be led by a trustas straightforward as a little child. Catch my pride and doubt off guardthat, at least for the moment,I may sense your presenceand your […]
Witness – Mar. 19, 2021
Sometimes the mountainis hidden from me in veilsof cloud, sometimesI am hidden from the mountainin veils of inattention, apathy, fatigue,when I forget or refuse to godown to the shore or a few yardsup the road, on a clear day,to reconfirmthat witnessing presence. -Denise Levertov, Selected Poems
