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Tag Archives: God
Finding the Infinite – A Lesson on Seeing God Blindly
“Questioning Life and Destiny and Truth, I sought the dark and labyrinthine Sphinx, Who spake to me this strange and wondrous thing: “Concealment only lies in blinded eyes, And God alone can see the Form of God.” I sought to … Continue reading
Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
Tagged Answers about life, Blindness and sight, destiny, Finding God, Finding the infinite, God, Hamlet, Hera, Oedipus, Paul on the road to Damascus, Questioning life and death, Running from destiny, Searching for God, Seeing God, Seeing with blind eyes, the Sphinx, There is no Spoon
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Planting Blessings – A Lesson from Johnny Appleseed
“Oh, the Lord is good to me, And so I thank the Lord For giving me the things I need The sun, and the rain, and the apple seed. The Lord is good to me.” Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, … Continue reading
Filling the Glass
“I think I’m going to take my time, life is too short … Continue reading
Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
Tagged Alfred Lord Tennyson, Charles Wright, Glass, God, Intimations of Immortality, Is the glass half empty or half full?, J. R. R. Tolkien, Leaves of Grass, meanings in poetry, poet, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Tennyson, Walt Whitman, William Wordsworth, Wright
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Remembrance – On Leaving Behind a Memory
“When you remember me, it means that you have carried something of who I am with you, that I have left some mark of who I am on who you are. It means that you can summon me back to … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings
Tagged Cape Cod, Frederick Buechner, God, I will remember you, Making memories, Massachusetts, Memories, Memory, Walt Whitman, Whistling in the Dark
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Old Christmas – An Epiphany
“When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, … Continue reading
Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others
Tagged Epiphany, God, God made manifest, Howard Thurman, King Cake, Lord of Misrule, Old Christmas, the last day of Christmas, The Lord of Misrule, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The work of Christmas, the world is upside down, Theophany, Three Kings, Three Kings' Day, Twelfth Night, Twelve Days of Christmas
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Home is Where Your Mom Is
One of my most special treasures was given to me by my daughter when I moved from the house she grew up in to North Carolina. It simply says, “Home is where your Mom is.” I was going to try … Continue reading
Pain Divided – On Empathy
“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.” Walt Whitman from The Song of Myself “I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.” Mahatma Gandhi Ah, empathy. Some say … Continue reading
On God, Nature, and Choosing Beauty
“The earth has music for those who listen.” George Santayana “You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the … Continue reading
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Tagged beauty, Earth, George Santayana, God, God and Nature, Mary Oliver, nourishing your soul, William Blake
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To See the Face of God
Take my hand And lead me to salvation Take my love For love is everlasting And remember The truth that once was spoken To love another person Is to see the face of God. Herbert Kretzmer‘s lyric based on Les … Continue reading
Posted in Inklings
Tagged Fantine, God, Herbert Kretzmer, Javert, Les Misérables, PBS, The face of God, To love another person is to see the face of God., Valjean, Victor Hugo
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Epiphany – Only a Star
Today is the Twelfth Day of Christmas and this is my Epiphany. A poem for my friends…… It Was Only a Star, a tiny diamond Twinkling, just twinkling, but a beacon in the deep sapphire sky. Fearless, it illuminated the … Continue reading
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