The Poetry of Spirituality
Tag: grow
I was so excited To see the first germinating seed In the greenhouse A few days ago What joy That something so tiny and so plain Should experiment in green And discover it could grow and leaf! Like birth Or even a spiritual awakening Leaving behind darkness To sing in the air And today Both … Continue reading So Happy To Be There
Each growing imperceptibly Earth universe Ourselves Each reaching Into Eternity.
. The cells will divide Light dividing light . Brooded over By wings of love . And the seed will grow Greater than any would know . And spirits will soar Higher than any dove. .
~ Let me remind you Of something ~ That has always been Hidden ~ Deep Within ~ The seed That God planted ~ At your Creation ~ Give it time To flower and grow ~ For your Revelation. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr's book 'Things Hidden' ~ Image by Alemko Coksa from Pixabay
~ How can we grow From such disturbing ~ Encounters With darkness? ~ How follow Each slight ~ Movement of the soul From trembling darkness ~ To the strength Of light? ~ Image by István Károly Bőcs from Pixabay
~ Allowing your deeper soul To grow ~ May disturb The status quo ~ But there is No other expectation ~ Than this promise Of new life ~ And Resurrection. ~ Image by Lukáš Jančička from Pixabay
. Growing all the time In knowing . Growing In understanding . Strengthening The spirit within . Responding To the God . Who calls me Every day . To re-begin. Again. .
. Treat these plants Gently . Nurture them With wisdom and with light . For they grow Into the future . Where there will be A different fight. . Image by Delyth Williams from Pixabay
“Listen carefully my son…Attend … with the ear of your heart…This is advice from a father who loves you…Welcome it, and faithfully put it into practice...” A rule of life is an act of love. In The Rule of St. Benedict, it is the love of Benedict for those he was leading and caring for. … Continue reading Reflections on the Rule of St. Benedict – Prologue (1) – Listen!
. It is only In growing . In knowing God . That we are beginning To know . Ourselves And our world . And the meaning Of love. . Image by Ödeldödel from Pixabay
Flowering Poverello 
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