The Springs of Consolation

. I that for so long Was trapped in mind . By spirals Of depression . Now find A way . To be kind To the soul . A substitution Of reaction . To life’s stings For a drawing . On the springs Of consolation. . Image by Claudia__ from Pixabay

Unending Joy and Revelation

. The conviction             that God the Trinity . Gave you                      this consolation . And could you see             that all eternity . Would be             like this . Unending joy             and revelation? . Inspired by the writings of Julian of Norwich . Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay

Bearing the Way

. Each bearing The way . The footsteps of God In the soul . Symbols Of creative handiwork . And by dwelling On those touches . Of consolation I discover . Fresh ways Of grace . That nurture And amaze. . Image by Roman Solar from Pixabay

Daily Visitation

. Father Of mercies . And God Of all consolation . Pouring light And love . Without Hesitation . Make This heart . Your daily Visitation. . Image by Alain Audet from Pixabay

Endurance Can Become Your Salvation

. Blessed be The God of consolation . Who comforts us In all affliction . Whatever The suffering . Endurance Can become your salvation. . Adapted from 2 Corinthians . Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Commemorating Christina Rossetti (2) – Remember Me

This beautiful poem by Christina Rossetti is on the theme of remembrance.   Remember me when I am gone away,          Gone far away into the silent land;          When you can no more hold me by the hand, Nor I half turn to go yet turning stay. Remember me when no more day by day          You tell …

Commemorating Christina Rossetti – 27th April: “Up-Hill”

Image by ashish verma from Pixabay Christina Rossetti's first recorded poems were written on April 27th, and she is remembered on this day. The image of an up-hill road is particularly poignant in 2020, as we struggle to live through a world pandemic. Does the road wind up-hill all the way?    Yes, to the very end. Will …

Spiritual Reflection: Silence Grows Meaning, Joy, Perspective

When I am silent I hear more. In particular, I hear more of my own thoughts, which can be both troubling and helpful.  Troubling, because not every thought that passes through our minds is a helpful thought.  Weeds and Crops Margaret Silf distinguishes between “watering the weeds” and “nourishing the crop”(1). We can spend more …

Consolation

These are the visions  Of those who have suffered . More than the mind Can imagine . Offering strange consolation To the hardest of hearts. . Image by Micha Frommeyer from Pixabay

In the silence

In the silence what revelations Will be fulfilled? . Maybe the blessing If merely being still . Is enough consolation For the striving soul . Enough wisdom To be distilled. .