The sun is higher in the sky now. The grass is glistening like a crystal blanket covered by the dew brought to sustain it. The birds sing their cheerful melodies. In harmony with one another, they dance across the sky to their own serenade. The squirrels are always busy. They find their joy in the simplicity … Continue reading Good Morning
Month: June 2012
Prayer of Peace
I always thought of peace in the still, the calm of the water as it sits like glass; so pure you feel like it could hold you. Maybe there's peace there. But as I sit here listening to the babbling of the brook, the trickling as the water flows gently over rock, white tops bouncing playfully … Continue reading Prayer of Peace
50 Years
She wore white. Her simple white sundress flowed almost poetically in the wind as she walked along the shore. It seemed fitting to wear the same color she'd worn on this day so long ago. A large, floppy hat sat atop her head attempting to stop the wind and UV rays from assaulting her long, stringy, … Continue reading 50 Years
Don’t hold back
In the cushioned seat of the local church rests untold, often abandoned potential. There is a wealth of songs unsung, plays unwritten, sermons untaught. We sit idly by awaiting permission to move or for that illusive "door to open" with a myriad of excuses; "I'm seeking direction" or "I'm not sure what God's will for my … Continue reading Don’t hold back
Inspired by the Comforter
On it goes, life. The procession of the here and now. The often rote existense of waking, eating, working, moments of laughter, hugs, love, friendship, rest, lather, rinse, repeat. Like brown lines traced in stone we walk on. Then comes the divine. Blueish bursts of something more to interupt the cortege, motion subtly shifting the monotony to flux. … Continue reading Inspired by the Comforter
