My thoughts paused for just a second over a few verses from the Psalm reading for today. I woke up this morning the same as I went to sleep last night, haunted by sorrow and fears of politics. Politics made me afraid. The politcal milieu has become such a whirlwind of negativity that it makes [...]
In our troubles, you are our strength. And in our sorrows, our consolation. (alleluia alleluia) The Psalmist reminds us in this verse that the Maker – the Center – is both our go-to for the inspirational hutzpah we need to get through the day, and is also our consoler – our cheerleader – [...]
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I was cleaning off an old thumb drive this week, from back in the day at DayJob, Inc., and I found this beautiful poem to share. The date on my note is April 19, 2009: ———- This morning Jon Kabat-Zinn was interviewed on the PBS program Speaking of Faith about mindfulness meditation among other things. [...]
This is a short poem from e.e. cummings that inspires me, even on my days that are not textbook “Amazing.” Thank You For This Amazing Day by e.e. cummings i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for everything [...]
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Not every soldier in the Great Battle wears camo. I thought it would be appropriate to submit this on Memorial Day weekend… as we take time to remember our own… Aunt Ida Pieces A Quilt by Melvin Dixon They brought me some of his clothes. The hospital gown. Those too-tight dungarees, his blue choir robe [...]
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