Sometimes words don’t work. Sometimes a candle-lit room, accompanied by the sound of rain, says more than the greatest philosopher. Sometimes pain is our greatest teacher. Sometimes those that give us life try to destroy us. Sometimes time doesn’t heal our wounds. Sometimes choosing life is harder than giving in to death. Sometimes friends become… Continue reading Sometimes
Tag: Faith
Listen…
This is how it is for me... It´s the thing that makes sense of the nonsensical and shifts the darkest cloud on the dullest day. It blows aside confusion with the whisper of a breeze; so gentle that it´s almost imperceptible; and yet so powerful that it moves a mountain of anxiety in a moment… Continue reading Listen…
Revelation
O soul, most beautiful among all creatures, you who so long to know the place where your Beloved is, so as to seek him and become one with him, now it has been stated: you yourself are the home in which he dwells. Here is a reason to be happy; here is a cause for… Continue reading Revelation
Do you know me…?
I dwell in possibility, I offer men free choice, Strength to the Courageous, the Gentle hear my voice. ~~~ Seekers go in search of me, Listeners hear my call, Asking nothing of the Faithless, But of the Asking, I ask all. ~~~ I appear in form of Strangers, Deepest knowing, Gentle dove. ~~~ Hearts are… Continue reading Do you know me…?
For the Love of God…
Life is a gift - Impossible is nothing On Tuesday of last week I celebrated my birthday; possibly the happiest birthday of my whole life...or, at least, of my life so far. God, who I experience as pure, complete Love and the creator of all that is positive, life-giving and regenerating in this world, is… Continue reading For the Love of God…
Tree of Life…
Someone I love recently asked me if I was "in love"; because Love seems to be a theme in so much of what I write about when the spirit moves me, in both my poetry and my prose. My answer was "Yes, I´m in love...with my life and with God". Because, to me, God is… Continue reading Tree of Life…
On Love…
It is the work of a lifetime, coming to know and understand the beauty and truth of these two aspects of Love... The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran Then said Almitra, "Speak to us of Love". And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them. And with… Continue reading On Love…
Sea of Love…
I believe that our experience of God is like an endless Sea of Love and, in that sea of love, God will send us perfect storms in an effort to perfect us to his own design. I believe his common design for all of us is that we think, speak, live, love and act from… Continue reading Sea of Love…
A Hymn for our Times…
“O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride. From all that terror teaches, From lies of tongue and pen, From… Continue reading A Hymn for our Times…
Be the Change…
There´s a Celtic folklore belief in something called ´Thin Places´. These are places around the world where the gap between Heaven and Earth is so thin that the magical quality of Heaven can be actually, physically felt. Clarity; perspective; sudden recognition of what really matters in life; feelings of immense peace and great joy; a… Continue reading Be the Change…
