Wednesday, 27 November 2013

THE BIRTH DAY OF LIFE


 BEING THANKFUL

i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth
day of life and love and wings;and of the gay
great happening ilimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any - lifted from the no
of all nothing - human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)


e.e.cummings

Thursday, 17 October 2013

GIVING THANKS


 PRAYER FOR HARVEST

‘As long as the earth endures,
 seedtime and harvest,
 cold and heat, 
summer and winter,
day and night will never cease.’ 

(Gen 8:22)

Lord...

For the promise of harvest
contained within a seed
we thank you.


For the oak tree
within an acorn
The bread
within a grain
The apple
within a pip


The mystery of nature
gift wrapped
for us to sow
we thank you.




Friday, 11 October 2013

COME AND FLY

 
GIFT OF THE SEAGULL 
A lonely seagull flies the winds
Majestic... soaring...gliding wings
A single screech sounds from the sky
Come fly with me... come here and fly

My spirit floats to be a part
I feel the beating of its heart
My soul, one with this bird of sea
Now knows the meaning to fly free

I feel the winds caress my soul
And soar the streams without a goal
My being trembles of delight
A treasure I received tonight

The seagull's flight of soaring high
The gift of what it means to fly.


Munda