Recently, I’ve been on an exploration of familiar prayers. I began with The Lords Prayer and continued with the Hail Mary. I then took up the Creed and tonight did the Glory Be… It is interesting what happens when you remove the gender and the patriarchy. When you begin to explore the greater concept thatContinue reading “An Exploration of Faith…”
Category Archives: Faith
All Glory to The Eternal Creator
All Glory to The Eternal Creator Who dwells with us And is all around us And in all things As it has always been Is now And will always be For all Eternity In Truth.
The Eternal Creed
I believe in The Eternal The Creator of us all And all that is And that The Creator walks among us And is within us Knows birth and life Knows suffering and persecution Feels our pain and our fear I believe The Creator knows there is darkness and evil And is the path for overcomingContinue reading “The Eternal Creed”
A Hymn to the Mother
Blessed Mother Most Beloved of The Eternal Creator Who is with You, now and always You are the sacred Mother of us all and all that is As is all Creation, to which you have given birth Sacred Mother, Favored of The Eternal Creator, Hear us and be with us In our current needs andContinue reading “A Hymn to the Mother”
A Hymn to The Creator
Eternal Spirit — Creator of us all and all that is You are within us, around us and in all things The Source and Sum off all that is May we come to be one with You And one with all that is, as You Within us, around us and in everything Until that time,Continue reading “A Hymn to The Creator”
A Christmas Vision in Three-quarter Time
When I woke up this morningThis bright Christmas day.As God is my witness, it happened this way.Right there by my bedside, who’s sitting right there?It was Jesus, our Savior, in my old comfy chair.Quite startled, I yelled “Jesus!”What brings you around?It’s your birthday you know,What brings you to townWe’ve not much to offer or thingsContinue reading “A Christmas Vision in Three-quarter Time”
Simple Gifts
My view from the pew: “God never gives someone a gift they are not capable of receiving. If He gives us the gift of Christmas, it is because we all have the ability to understand and receive it.” ~ Pope Francis (Jorge Mario Bergoglio) And so it begins… But will it be a forced marchContinue reading “Simple Gifts”
At Home By Falling Rock
My view from the pew: “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands” ~ Isaiah 55:12 Sitting quietly under the azure blue dome of His cathedral thisContinue reading “At Home By Falling Rock”
I Want To Be A Tree…
I want to be a tree… And raise my head and hands to the azure blue To feel the wind blow in my leaves, and dig my toes deep into the rich black earth. I want to be a tree… A home for birds and squirrels, and welcome the pileated, to tap-tap the rhythm ofContinue reading “I Want To Be A Tree…”
“Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil”
This summer… heck much of this year, has been a surreal journey into a new phase of life for me… It’s called end of life. Up till now, “Vigil” has just been a name for the night before Easter. That’s sardonic Catholic humor… Much of this summer has been a summer of vigil, both metaphoricallyContinue reading ““Shuffle Off This Mortal Coil””