At the Heart of the Prayerful Soul

Be open To the truth Of who You are And be Open To the whole Truth about God For both truths Find themselves At the heart Of the prayerful soul.

New Beings We Are Called To Become

His honey words were spoken             in the different tongues of the earth  We each in our way             tasted the tonic                         that made our pulse quicken  Eager to know             the new beings                         we were called to become.  ~  Inspired by 'The Little Flowers of St. Francis' ~

A Better Eternity

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #4 I was running From my own pain My own Insecurity Running into A confusion Of lies A false security Until there beckoned A voice of divinity Calling me deeper Redefining my identity From God I now seek A better Eternity. Inspired by Richard Rohr, who writes about "“the human temptation to …

Source of Love

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #3 Deeper Than our deepest identity God Our reality Awaiting Our destiny Our source Of love Where we May endlessly run. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr, who writes about "“the human temptation to run from and deny not just the divine presence, but our own true selves, our inner destiny, our true …

Running from God

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #2 ~ I was running From God As if life depended On independence A devoted delusion Miring the mind With ego’s sad And blind confusion. ~ Inspired by Richard Rohr, who describes “the human temptation to run from and deny … the divine presence”. Previous poems in this cycle appear after the …

Bear Your True Self

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #1 ~ So much fear As if it was unbearable ~ To know Our true selves ~ As if pain Could destroy ~ The strength Of the soul ~ Which endured it all Despite the mind’s fall. ~ Inspired by 'Immortal Diamond' by Richard Rohr. He writes about "the human temptation to …

You Were With Me

You were With me . In my grief The heart’s . Right response To a violation . And you were With me . In the only Defence of the spirit . The soul’s castle To shield . The developing Self's identity . And now You are with me . In my pain And in my …

In Deepest Graceful Mystery

Created in God I am Not what I think But God’s abundant Love creating me In deepest graceful mystery. Inspired by words by Thomas Merton: "The secret of my identity is hidden in God" Image by Ano Nymus from Pixabay

Running from Divinity

. Are we running Running from divinity . And running Running away . From our own pain And our own truest identity? . Inspired by Richard Rohr's book 'Immortal Diamond': “the human temptation to run from and deny not just the divine presence, but our own true selves, our inner destiny, our true identity” . …

Can You Hear the Voice of Your Hidden Self

Can you hear The voice ~ Of your hidden self That whispers ~ In the small hours Of the night ~ Like a candle’s Flickering flame ~ Will you listen To that still small voice ~ That will change your life And nothing ~ Will ever Be the same? ~