“Let me be as a feather, strong with purpose, yet light at heart. Able to bend. And thou I might become frayed, able to pull myself together again.” Anita Sams “What is the basis of our security? When we start thinking about that question, we may give many answers: success, money, friends, property, popularity, family, … More Daily Inspiration: 27 Feb 17
Breathe on me Breath of God Until my heart is pure, until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. Edwin Hatch “The contemplative path is about learning to live out of our spirit, a full and whole-hearted life. Contemplation is more than our revival, or our renewal in God. It is … More Daily Inspiration: 24 Feb 17
This too will pass. This will pass like the sun rising. This will pass like a breath of wind across the face of a leaf. Like the butterfly, who just this morning came, in a flash of bright colour, and then went. It will pass. Those things you worry at now, with the tip of … More A Poem: This will Pass
“Concepts create idols; only wonder comprehends anything. People kill one another over idols. Wonder makes us fall to our knees.” Gregory of Nyssa (c.335-395) “And this is what I learned, that the world’s otherness is antidote to confusion – that standing within this otherness – the beauty and the mystery of the world, out in … More Daily Inspiration, 22 Feb 17
“Let’s rejoice in the little light we carry and not ask for the great beam that would take all shadows away.” Henri Nouwen ‘Many a questioning, many a fear, many a doubt hath its quieting here. Moment by moment, let down from heaven, time, opportunity, guidance are given. Fear not tomorrow, child of the King, … More Daily Inspiration, 20 Feb 17
“Love can take broken things and make them beautiful” Ellie Holcomb “Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow “That is my prayer to God every day: ‘Remove the veils so I might see what is really happening here, and not be intoxicated by my stories and my fears.” Elizabeth Lesser … More Daily Inspiration, 16 Feb 17
“To get up each morning with the resolve to be happy is to set our own conditions to the events of each day. To do this is to condition circumstances instead of being conditioned by them.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “Nothing is permanent in this world. Not even our troubles” Charlie Chaplin “Heaven will solve our … More Daily Inspiration, 14 Feb 17
“Don’t worry about the numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.” Mother Teresa “What can I give him poor as I am; If I were a shepherd, I would give him a lamb. If I were a wise man, I would do my part. But what can … More Daily Inspiration, 13 Feb 17
“Have patience with everything unresolved in your heart, and try to love the questions themselves, as if they were locked rooms or books written in a foreign language.” Rainer Maria Rilke God, give me the courage of another road. Give me the peace to accept new things, to go new ways, to embrace the unfamiliar. … More Daily Inspiration, 9 Feb 17
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.” Maya Angelou “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” Scott Adams “We are not … More Daily Inspiration, 7 Feb 17
Living Tree Poetry 