Glass

A Sanskrit Proverb

Look to this day, for it is life, the very life of life.

In its brief course lie all the realities and verities of existence.

The bliss of growth, the splendor of action, the glory of power.

And yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision.

But today - well lived - makes every yesterday

a dream of happiness,

and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day.

Psalm 100 --- A Psalm of thanksgiving

Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.
Worship the Lord with gladness;
come into his presence with singing.

Know that the Lord is God.
It is he that made us, and we are his;
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, bless his name.

For the Lord is good;
his steadfast love endures for ever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

           (NRSV)

Stop Look and Listen

All of Earth is crammed with heaven, 

and every common bush aflame with God; 

but only those who see take off their shoes.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning 

Wisdom from the Past

We cannot live in a world that is not our own, in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a home. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening, to use our own voice, to see our own light.

Don’t let yourself forget that God’s grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song of rejoicing softens hard hearts. It makes tears of godly sorrow flow from them. Singing summons the Holy Spirit. Happy praises offered in simplicity and love lead the faithful to complete harmony, without discord. Don’t stop singing.
Hildegard of Bingen

LOOK

Retreat

Regroup

Come back

stronger than ever

Jesus went off by himself to pray.

from T. J. Grey

Home Garden

I seeded lettuce directly in the ground and put pine straw around the plants that I planted two weeks ago.

QUESTION: Has My vision Improved?

I do not know the answer to this question. That answer is probably best left to people better equipped to assess the quality of sight.

Responding to Tragedy

They came seeking refuge and we gave them shelter from the storm.