Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night absolves. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day’s chalking.
Frederick Buechner– The Alphabet of Grace.
Sleep
dawn’s doorway
The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you.
Don’t go back to sleep.
You must ask for what you really want.
Don’t go back to sleep.
People are going back and forth across the door sill
where the two worlds touch.
The door is round and open.
Don’t go back to sleep.
– Rumi
Photo taken by Kevin Jones
Dawn’s breeze
The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.
Jalaluddin Rumi
At the close of day…
For the quiet that surrounds me and your promise of peace deep within me, for the stillness of sleep for my body and the hope of healing for my soul, thanks be to you, O God.
(Celtic Benediction)
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