Tag Archives: Beholding
Do as the Flowers Do
Out of Style ~ The Mystic as Misfit
Trust Me, You Are
Reverence: An Offering of Love – Part 3/4
A Poem for Sunday
Lectio Poetica No. 2
The Bright Field
by R. S. Thomas
I have seen the sun break through
to illuminate a small field
for a while, and gone my way
and forgotten it. But that was the
pearl of great price, the one field that had
treasure in it. I realise now
that I Read more [...]
Contemplative Seeing — The Look of Love
THE CONTEMPLATIVE LIFE involves the discipline and willingness to let the Spirit “cleanse the doors of perception,” to use William Blake’s phrase, so that when we look we see with the eyes of our heart into the heart of whom or what we see. Or Read more [...]
Prayer – Regaining a Sense of the Mystery
Today's Life-Line is:
"I'm a soul in wonder." ~ Van Morrison
Here are some comments on yesterday's quote by Abraham Heschel. If you haven't read the previous post or quote, I recommend you do so before reading today's reflection. Just click "Previous" Read more [...]
In Gratitude for the Wild and Precious Life of Mary Oliver ~ (1935 – 2019)
When death comes
like the hungry bear in autumn;
when death comes and takes away the bright coins from his purse
to buy me, and snaps the purse shut;
when death comes
like the measle-pox;
when death comes
like an iceberg between the shoulder Read more [...]