Sunshine After Freezing Rain

~ I had run From the embrace of life ~ Obsessing On an inner pain ~ Now like a flower Opening gradually ~ The soul As sunlight ~ Warms The freezing rain. ~ Image by Nuria Espert from Pixabay

Arcing Like Light

. Laying aside the weight Of darkness . We run like the sun . From one end of life to the other . Arcing like light. .

Inspiring Poems: “By a sunbeam I will climb…”

I love the way this poem begins with the way every day of our life begins: with the opening of our eyes... . I cannot ope mine eyes, But thou art ready there to catch My morning-soul and sacrifice: Then we must needs for that day make a match. . This poem, by George Herbert, …

Sacred Light

. O sacred light O great and sacred blessedness . The heavens inflame My soul to seek his name . The burning sun Reveals his might . O life divine             That all this sacred wealth is mine! . Inspired by the writing of Thomas Traherne. Below: one of the "Traherne Windows" in Hereford Cathedral

God of the Moon and the Sun

. Transcendent Omnipotent Benevolent . God Of the moon And the sun . To sing Your praise Is to be joyful . And To celebrate The One. . Image by Enrique Meseguer from Pixabay

Life and All Living

. The good news Arrived today - . The earth Turns . The sun And the rain . Make life And all living . Respire Again . According to All of God’s ways. . Image by Konevi from Pixabay

Inspiring Poetry – “I loved the sun”

These beautiful lines come from Book II of "The Prelude": I beganTo love the sun, a Boy I lov'd the sun,Not as I since have lov'd him, as a pledgeAnd surety of our earthly life, a lightWhich while we view we feel we are alive;But, for this cause, that I had seen him layHis beauty …

Break Forth!

. Break forth Into our life . Light of wisdom Light of love  . Break like the dawn Rise like the sun . Over the darkness of Our inner world . That we may sing the songs of compassion and  mercy . And bless your goodness Day after glorious day. .

The Turning Seasons

The earth Endures . Seedtime And harvest . Sunshine And rain . The turning Seasons . Fresh With each new day. . Image by GustavoAckles from Pixabay

Slowly Becoming Divine

The sun Implanted . In the soil Heaven . Bowing Down . To the earth And the human . Slowly becoming Divine. . Inspired by https://alexandrianorthodoxy.com/2019/03/16/the-life-giving-blessing-genesis-and-the-eucharist/ . Image by dimitrijuliano from Pixabay