Celtic Blessing: "The Path" God bless the path on which you go God bless the earth beneath your feet God bless your destination. God be a smooth way before you A guiding star above you A keen eye behind you This day, this night, and forever. God be with you whatever you pass Jesus be… Continue reading For The Traveler …
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Dawn’s Altar (New Year’s Meditation) …
I place on the altar of dawn: The quiet loyalty of breath, The tent of thought where I shelter, Waves of desire I am shore to And all beauty drawn to the eye. May my mind come alive today To the invisible geography That invites me to new frontiers, To break the dead shell of… Continue reading Dawn’s Altar (New Year’s Meditation) …
There Is No Fear In Love (LGBTQ Pride Month) …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP01bH9Ljf4 What happens when the most important parts of your life come into conflict? When Christian mom Susan Cottrell’s daughter came out, she faced an impossible choice: her LGBTQ child or her church. In this heartwarming talk, Susan explains why she chose her LGBTQ child and how she fights for progress inside the… Continue reading There Is No Fear In Love (LGBTQ Pride Month) …
May You Allow The Wild Beauty Of The Invisible World To Embrace You …
May you listen to your longing to be free. May the frames of your belonging be large enough for the dreams of your soul. May you arise each day with a voice of blessing whispering in your heart that something good is going to happen to you. May you find a harmony between your soul… Continue reading May You Allow The Wild Beauty Of The Invisible World To Embrace You …
Courage: The Most Important Virtue …
There's a long road of suffering ahead of you. But don't lose courage. You've already escaped the gravest danger: selection. So now, muster your strength, and don't lose heart. We shall all see the day of liberation. Have faith in life. Above all else, have faith. Drive out despair, and you will keep death away… Continue reading Courage: The Most Important Virtue …
Blessed Are You Who Bear the Light …
My earliest memories of creation are primarily of light. They come to me in a kaleidoscope of recollection, of light reflecting off the waters of northern Canadian lakes where I spent time as a boy or of the clarity of the night skies above those same waters. I often would sit mesmerized by the sun's… Continue reading Blessed Are You Who Bear the Light …
Celtic Benediction: Morning Prayer …
When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it. — Boris Pasternak (in a letter to Olga Ivinskaya) For the morning light and its irresistible dawning, for your untameable utterances of life in boundless… Continue reading Celtic Benediction: Morning Prayer …
Advent Day 26: Journey from Darkness into Light …
The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. And, the atoms in your left hand probably came from a different star than your right hand. It really is the most poetic thing I know about physics: You are all stardust. You couldn’t be here if stars hadn’t… Continue reading Advent Day 26: Journey from Darkness into Light …
Advent Day 06: You Keep Us Waiting, Looking, Loving …
If you trust in Nature, in what is simple in Nature, in the small Things that hardly anyone sees and that can so suddenly become huge, immeasurable; if you have this love for what is humble and try very simply, as someone who serves, to win the confidence of what seems poor: then everything will… Continue reading Advent Day 06: You Keep Us Waiting, Looking, Loving …