Windows To The Spirit

Wine
ages
and becomes
exceptional,
rich and full-bodied.
It begins with good soil,
fertile vines laden with fruit
kissed by the sun and soaked with rain.
The first fruits of the vine invite us
to taste and see what goodness comes with age.

ADVENT
December 12, 2017

*“At one past midnight on the third Thursday of each November, from little villages and towns like Romanèche-Thorins, over a million cases of Beaujolais Nouveau begin their journey through a sleeping France to Paris for immediate shipment to all parts of the world. Banners proclaim the good news: Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé! “The New Beaujolais has arrived!” One of the most frivolous and animated rituals in the wine world has begun.”   https://www.intowine.com/beaujolais2.html

It
is hard
to wait with
grace, unfettered
by constraints of time
or the need for results.
Advent waiting is active
joyous in anticipation
yet subdued in fervor and passion
for the coming again of our Savior.

ADVENT
December 11, 2017

Let
it snow!
Stay at home.
Nap by the fire.
Welcome the respite
from hustle and bustle.
The snow nestles on bare trees
making winter a wonderland
and quieting the cacophony.
The Savior was born on a silent night.

ADVENT
December 10, 2017

New
things scare
me, causing
anxiety
and senseless worry.
Taking that first big step
is the hardest, after which
the next step is a bit easier.
A new way may be unfamiliar
but I trust the grace of my holy Guide.

ADVENT
December 8, 2017

Green
cyprus
boughs in a
simple gold pot.

Stiff holly branches
heavy with red berries.

A few sprigs of graceful pine,
cones open from shedding their seeds.

Majestic magnolia and boxwood.

Decorations found in nature…priceless.

ADVENT
December 7, 2017

Earth
time slips
through our lives
like silk rope or
sands through an hourglass.
God time is eternal,
unfettered by emotion,
unpunctuated by events,
unending and yet unbeginning.
Accept it with grace.  Let it flow through you.

ADVENT
December 6, 2017

One
cannot
truly live
for very long
in a state of wrath
before darkness descends
casting deep shadows and doubt.
Kindness can last a whole lifetime
spreading light and divine energy.
By living with grace, one finds holy peace.

ADVENT
December 4, 2017