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All creatures, great and small, plants, minerals, air, water, and fire belong in Creation incarnate from the same breath of our Creator’s abundance, surviving not as the fittest but on recognizing that we are all One.

Pink cherry tree blossoms, masterpieces of the Creator, ephermeral beauties of Nature’s finest glory grace us with their fleeting presence vanishing before our very eyes promising a perennial return.

Grey rainy cold wetness soaking the ground chilling to the bone filling skies with thick clouds extinguishing the sunlight yet nourishing the earth’s great thirst preparing rich soil and cleansing air beckoning the return of the Son’s warmth.

The new year begins…a chance to wipe clean a slate so clouded with regrets that the words are no longer visible. Do not start a new list just yet. Let the mystery in the moment cleanse the past and reveal … Continue reading →

There is a deep chasm where the wind drowns out the voices of reason and compromise. Shouting and close-mindedness are weapons of mass destruction resulting in chaos and stalemate. We need to find the strength to build a bridge.

God within us, around us and through us. In body and soul. Absolute unity. There are no hidden secrets. We are one with God the Father. We share humanity with the Son. The Holy Spirit is our companion.

There are days when fatigue overwhelms me. My body feels like it is filled with wet sand. Muscles ache with exhaustion. Yet my mind will not stop racing. Eyes, craving sleep, no longer resist. Rest is a most precious commodity.

The dark clouds, fugitives of violent storms, cast angry shadows of fear on crestfallen shoulders. I am paralyzed. Anger displaces all reason and contempt breeds raw hostility. Only with God is there a breath of hope.

If I wait for clarity I will never take any action. I need to take chances and step out in faith and love, believing in gifts and talents bestowed upon me. I know then that confidence and fulfillment will follow.

There are webs connecting us to others… obvious ones like family and close friends. But the circles go beyond our most intimate companions to travelers we have never met. At the deepest level we all connect.