Uprooted
In the fall before the pandemic hit, I planted a small Leyland cypress tree by the door to the driveway. Evergreen and fast-growing, it has thrived and is now amazingly beautiful — 12 feet tall, lushly branched, and fragrant. A cause for rejoicing, this exultant cypress has daily been an icon of strength and possibility for […]
How to Love God
The words “Hear, O Israel, the Lord is God, the Lord is One” have been familiar to me for longer than I can remember. Of course, I tend to remember them better in the original Hebrew that I learned to chant as soon as I could talk, and Jesus seems to have learned a different […]
The Sacred Tree – June 15, 2021
Earth Prayer Hey! Lean to hear my feeble voice. At the center of the secret hoop You have said that I should make the tree to bloom.With tears running, O Great Spirit, myGrandfather, With running eyes I must say The tree has never bloomedHere I stand, and the tree is withered. Again I recall the […]
All-awakening – Dec. 24, 2020
The Spirit of God is a life that bestows liferoot of the world-tree and wind in its branches.She is glistening life, alluring, all praise,All-awakening, all-resurrecting. -Hildegard of Bingen, translated by Gabriele Uhlein, Meditations with Hildegard of Bingen
