(“And nature also knew my name, when I showed up in love and saw her.” St Francis)
I wore the morning’s clothes all day today.
And the birds and plants seemed to call my name, as if
we already knew one another.
Soaring over and through all walls together
we spoke of the coming light
of Day with it’s warmth already settling
on all our wings…
Listening to a priest last night talk about vision leading to hope, leading to Joy, leading to kindness to others..”for the vision set before Him, He endured…” was his passage. Nice! Reminded me that seeing well matters, art is not impractical, if we want to move in hope and kindness. So many metaphors of hope around us if we watch well!
Anyway today, enjoying poetic walking and wonder-seeing with Heschel (reading “I asked for Wonder”; when God asked Heschel what he wanted in life; he responded. “I want wonder, not success.” God seemed to like his answer, so gave him both!)
So beholding nature today down here on the earthy earth. Sometimes just beholding nature makes me present and thankful! It’s longer than us, and outlast and flies over and through all our walls. And brings me into Wonder, which re-calls my own name.
//From a journal i found today from many years ago, when i lived on the road between places, on a day when I was evidently living well:
I lived in potential, vision and possibility of life today, and loved it! That space, where faith and hope hang out; that place which vision requires, where we can be ourselves again. I lived the poem of my day! I was myself, and content with that. And I loved you more than I thought possible. I foresaw your best bloomings, and chose to water them into place with an overflow of love.
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