O Adonai and leader of Israel, you appeared to Moses in a burning bush and you gave him the law on Mount Sinai. O come and stretch out your mighty hand to redeem us. In the O Antiphons, the ancient song of waiting and expectation, the second title given to the Christ (or Light, orContinueContinue reading “O Antiphons ~ Adonai”
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The Waiting ~ A Poem of Advent
For all who wait in hope for the coming Light. Blessings, Rosemary The Waiting For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, “Do not fear. I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 O, Isaiah, ancient prophet of doom, prophet of ancient hope,your proclamations resound like cymbalsjarring thisContinueContinue reading “The Waiting ~ A Poem of Advent”
For ALL the Saints
Nov. 1, 2021 “The essential work of religion is to help us recognize and recover the divine image in ourselves and everything else too.” Fr. Richard Rohr I was born into a Roman Catholic family with devout (dogmatic) parents. Yet what I remember most about All Saints’ Day, one of the major feast days inContinueContinue reading “For ALL the Saints”
Packing Bags
October 27, 2021 A most intriguing photo of a little girl, carrying a suitcase while she walks down train tracks, can be found at Istockphoto.com. I do not know who took this photo, but for years I have kept a copy taped to my desk, hoping that one day it will inspire a poem. SoContinueContinue reading “Packing Bags”
On the Road
October 21, 2021 Greetings, friends. It has been five weeks since I have posted a blog, which calls for some sort of explanation. Here in the States, I have been traveling from one coast to the other. In September, we were able to meet good friends in Sonoma, California, where we explored the wine countryContinueContinue reading “On the Road”
The Eyes of Wabi-Sabi
September 1, 2021 I recently was introduced to the Japanese Buddhist tradition of Wabi-sabi. According to Leonard Koren, “Wabi-sabi is a beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. It is a beauty of things modest and humble. It is a beauty of things unconventional” (Wabi-Sabi for Artists, Designers, Poets, and Philosophers). Wabi-sabi has an ancientContinueContinue reading “The Eyes of Wabi-Sabi”
An Invitation to Peace
August 26, 2021 In his book, The Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day, Brother David Steindl-Rast recalls the story of attending the ordination of Bernie (Tetsugen) Glassman Roshi as Abbot of the Riverside Zendo in New York. Zen teachers worldwide had gathered to celebrate this solemn ceremony, which wasContinueContinue reading “An Invitation to Peace”
An Invitation to See
August 19, 2021 I recently came across a quotation from John O’Donohue that made me stop. He wrote, “Many of us have made our world so familiar that we do not see it anymore. An interesting question to ask yourself at night is, ‘What did I really see this day?’” What did I really seeContinueContinue reading “An Invitation to See”
Covid-19 Infects Us All
August 3, 2021 The Old Testament of the Bible contains an odd story, among many odd stories: the story of Job. For those not familiar with it, the plot revolves around a bet made between God and Satan in which Satan claims that no one is strong enough to remain faithful to God in theContinueContinue reading “Covid-19 Infects Us All”
“Going” on the Prayer Path
July 26, 2021 Decades later, I still remember a cross-stitched saying in a plain wooden frame that hung on the wall of my family doctor’s office. It read, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” As a child of five or six, I recall being bemused by that quotation. Were hurrier and behinder reallyContinueContinue reading ““Going” on the Prayer Path”
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