Inspiration

. If the word Is with God . Then the breath Of the universe . Is Inspiration. .

Desert Silence

I came to the desert silence and prayed for purpose . The vultures of the mind circled within . I waited for the silence to settle for inspiration to gather . Opening the door I see mountains spreading from the distance . Some of them may be moved. .

My Spirit Drinks Deep

~ Another phrase Finds me out . Just a few Words are enough . For thought To be inspired . And my spirit Drinks deep . From the waters Of life . That never Run dry. ~ Inspired by Psalm 1 which you can read here ~

Creative Glory

God calls Through the earth And every blade of grass Proclaims God's creative glory Inspired by Thomas Merton - “When we are alone on a starlit night, when by chance we see the migrating birds in autumn descending on a grove of junipers to rest and eat; when we see children in a moment when …

Wake To A Fearless Life

I woke to the light And to a voice that said “Do not be afraid You are not dead After all…” Was it an angel? I do not know But the call to a fearless life Inspired me so. Image by Rudy and Peter Skitterians from Pixabay

The Forces of the Universe

. Nothing between the trees and the far star . So open to the forces of the universe . And I share Their vulnerability. . Van Gogh, 'The Starry Night'

Gendered Gloriously

~ Male And female . Persons Gendered by nature . Destined for A glorious present . And an eternal Destiny. . Leonardo da Vinci, 'Vitruvian Man'

Inspiring Paintings: Leaving and Finding a Father

~ One father curses another blesses ~ While onlookers stare and the bishop turns away ~ And finally What is this all about? ~ Even heaven And earth. ~ In this dramatic painting by Giotto,  Francis has taken off all his clothes and is appealing to God.  His earthly father (on the left), who demanded …

Inspiring Paintings: Winter Landscape

The painter Caspar David Friedrich was born 5th September 1774 ~ How like a tree The spires branch to heaven ~ And hope once misty Indistinct ~ Descends To the crippled soul ~ In meaning clear And wonderful. ~ 'Winter Landscape' by Caspar David Friedrich

Inspiring Poems – “A world … vast and meaningful…”

~ In this poem, nature is blurring the boundaries between the man made and the eternal: "...the green tideOf grass creeping perpetually nearerThis last outpost of time past." Hardly anything happens in this village in Wales: "the black dogCracking his fleas in the hot sunIs history" But the human dimension brings about a change of …