Tag: identity

Cosmic Tide

Cosmic Tide

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #10 Beyond Good and evil Where does spirit abide Moved By the flow Of divinity As if washed By God’s cosmic tide. Previous poems in the cycle are found after the image below 1. ~ So much fear As if it was unbearable ~ To know Our true selves ~ As if … Continue reading Cosmic Tide

Who Are You Really?

Who Are You Really?

IMMORTAL DIAMOND POEMS #9 Who are you really? Behind the masks you wear? What is your spirit Behind the stranger’s stare? Be mindful Of your soul Which so longs for eternity And seek Your unique Destiny. Previous poems in the cycle are found after the image below 1. ~ So much fear As if it … Continue reading Who Are You Really?

New Beings We Are Called To Become

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

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 … Continue reading A Better Eternity

Source of Love

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 … Continue reading Source of Love

Running from God

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 … Continue reading Running from God

Bear Your True Self

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 … Continue reading Bear Your True Self

You Were With Me

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 … Continue reading You Were With Me