Water as Gift – Aug. 30, 2019
“I thought to myself, “If we were conscious, we would fall down on our knees and give thanks every day for water and safeguard her with our lives.” I began to make a practice of saying a prayer of gratitude every time I used water to clean, cook, bathe, or drink. Simple gratitude for her […]
After Being in Love, the Next Responsibility – July 17, 2019
Turn me like a waterwheel turning a millstone.Plenty of water, a Living River.Keep me in one place and scatter the love.Leaf-moves in wind, straw drawn toward amber,all parts of the world are in love,but they do not tell their secrets. Cows grazingon a sacramental table, ants whispering in Solomon’s ear.Mountains mumbling an echo. Sky, calm.If […]
The Ancient Clay – Mar. 5, 2019
Let us remember within usThe ancient clay,Holding the memory of seasons,The passion of the wind,The fluency of water,The warmth of fire, the quiver-touch of the sunAnd shadowed sureness of the moon. -John O’Donohue, Walking in Wonder
Mostly Water – July 3, 2018
“Inside, my body consists mostly of water, the way the globe, too, consists mostly of water. I came to be within the waters of my mother’s womb. So when I wash I like to remember that I am in my element…Your water…Your living water. Help me scrub my face free of its masks so I […]
