So grateful for the beauty and wisdom you shared. Rest in peace, Mary Oliver.
Praying
It doesn’t have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and don’t try
to make them elaborate, this isn’t
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.”
Quote: Mary Oliver, Thirst
Image: Bella Foxwell
“Awareness is like the sun. When it shines on things they are transformed.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh
Quote from Contemplative Monk (FaceBook)
The air is charged with anticipation. This call to awareness certainly seems personal as the cold of winter often draws us inward. There is attention to the pace of life, re-setting our movement with the day as we look for hints of what is to come. Yes, this reminder to be alert stirs within each of us but it is a stirring we share. We stay alert so that when the gift of love and grace arrives it can be announced throughout creation.
We take our post to watch for the sake of all.
#AdventWord #Alert
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief…
For a time I rest in the grace of the world,
and am free.
#AdventWord #Sprout
Quote: Wendell Berry
Photo: Ilona Ilyes
