Rejoice – Feb. 26, 2021
“Jesus said, Rejoice and be exceedingly glad; for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets before you. Then, feel at the peak of everything and be extremely moved, for your natural abundance, already in the cosmos, has multiplied all around you (from the blows on your heart);Do everything extreme, including […]
I Will Sing a New Song – Dec. 15, 2020
The old song of my spirit has wearied itself out.It has long ago been learned by heart;It repeats itself over and over,Bringing no added joy to my days or lift to my spirit.I will sing a new song.I must learn the new song for the new needs.I must fashion new words born of all the […]
Thanksgiving – Nov. 28, 2019
Let the heavens and the Earth rejoice, Let the waves of the ocean roar, Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains rumble with joy, Let the meadows sing out together, Let the trees of the forest exult. –Stephen Mitchell, excerpt from “Psalm 98”, A Book of Psalms: Selected and Adapted from the Hebrew, […]
This is the Day – Sept. 23, 2019
As the weather begins to change and leaves spill from the trees, I’ve selected short phrases from This is the Day: Work and Words of Brother Thomas (Eerdmans Publishing Co., Grand Rapids MI, 2005). Brother Thomas Bezanson was a Benedictine monk and skilled potter at Weston Priory in Vermont from 1959-1984. After that, he worked […]
