2015.05.31: don’t turn away

“And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.” – Jn 28:20

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i know you now
i know your name
time and time again
i turned to you: avoidance
when the task was too odious
when the road was too lonely
when the pain was too much
and thereby i missed it
the intimacy
the vulnerability
the opportunity
just to be present

that stops now
no longer will i turn away
let it never again be said
that i turned away
let it be remembered forever hence
that it was you who turned away
while my arms remained open
my eyes dried of tears
watching the back of you
walking away

i will call your name
i will remember you
i will regain always
in this moment

2015.05.30: feasting on wisdom

In the short time I paid heed,
I met with great instruction. – Sir 51:16

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gathering the crop today
remember those whom yesterday
plowed the ground and planted the seeds
which yield today’s harvest
throw a great feast and rejoice
give thanks and praise to providence
then return to the task at hand
plowing fields and planting seeds

2015.05.29: uniquely common

Of others no memory remains,
for when they perished, they perished,
As if they had never lived,
they and their children after them. – Sir 44:9

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to live and to die
 
every one in due time
 
each precious to God

2015.05.28: lauds

long before the rain

thunder rumbling in the dark

nature’s morning chant

2015.05.28: after the healing

Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take courage; get up, he is calling you.” – Mk 10:49

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take my hand, Lord
my eyes are new to the path
my heart is fearful of misstep
let me feel your presence
be my companion, Lord
guide me in your way