from I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy by Hafiz
I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being!
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A reminder…
Posted in musings, poetry, tagged Hafiz, hope, light, resurrection on April 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
soaking in the moment
Posted in musings, poetry on March 6, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It is so hard to not accomplish something. Here I sit on my day off wondering what I need to get done. There is plenty that needs to be done, some of which I’ve already accomplished. Today, though, I’m going to soak in whatever comes my way – dishes, laundry, phone calls. My grandfather called [...]
Prayer for the Day
Posted in faith, poetry, tagged celtic, door, fear, prayer on October 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lord, help me now to unclutter my life, to organize myself in the direction of simplicity. Lord, teach me to listen to my heart; teach me to welcome change, instead of fearing it.
Lord, I give you these stirrings inside me:
I give you my discontent, I give you my restlessness, I give you my doubt, I [...]
Bearing hope
Posted in faith, poetry, tagged david m. bailey, hope on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In the midst of it all there is hope.
I was reminded of that truth once again listening to david bailey sing tonight. If you haven’t heard his music – and maybe even more than his music, his message of hope – then at the very least check out his website. I’ve heard him sing more [...]
Nurturing my soul
Posted in musings, palestine/israel, poetry, tagged musings, poetry on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been working hard at caring for myself – creating space to be, journaling, walking (dang foot is still keeping me from running) and reading poetry… I can remember A’s love of poetry when I was in high school. She was one of the significant adults in my life – youth group advisor, tennis teacher [...]
