Another Thought from a Wise Man

We do not want to be beginners. But let us be convinced of the fact that we will never be anything else but beginners, all our life!

      Thomas Merton ex "CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER"

Philippians 4:8

8 Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (New Revised Standard Version)

     

OLD FASHIONED DOUBLE DAY LILLY

AGAIN

YIKES. I MESSED UP AGAIN.

GOATS

Today, like every other day,

we wake up empty and frightened.

Don't open the door to the study and begin reading.

Take down a musical instrument.

Let the beauty we love be what we do.

There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.

Jelaluddin Rumi - 13th century

To risk being disturbed and changed.

May I have the courage today

To live the life that I would love,

To postpone my dream no longer

But do at last what I came here for

And waste my heart on fear no more.

John O'Donohue

The magnitude of the present catastrophe

so nearly extinguishes the light.

Are we the light as our scriptures say?

If so only a faint bit of light in the distance

So dim.

Can it be that this light will shine brightly one day

When we can love each other with no qualifications?

I have heard that light will always overcome darkness.

Where is this light today?

Maybe this light is the little things that we do that give witness to the gratitude that we have. 

One little light in the darkness is certainly better than a burned out candle.

                 

                      T. J. Grey

The magnitude of the present catastrophe

so nearly extinguishes the light.

Are we the light as our scriptures say?

If so only a faint bit of light in the distance

So dim.

Can it be that this light will shine brightly one day

When we can love each other with no qualifications?

I have heard that light will always overcome darkness.

Where is this light today?

Maybe this light is the little things that we do that give witness to the gratitude that we have. 

One little light in the darkness is certainly better than a burned out candle.

                 ex the pen of T. J. Grey

The magnitude of the present catastrophe

so nearly extinguishes the light.

Are we the light as our scriptures say?

If so only a faint bit of light in the distance

So dim.

Can it be that this light will shine brightly one day

When we can love each other with no qualifications?

I have heard that light will always overcome darkness.

Where is this light today?

Maybe this light is the little things that we do that give witness to the gratitude that we have. 

One little light in the darkness is certainly better than a burned out candle.

                 
             T. J. Grey