everyone
who hears
these
words
of mine &
does not
put them
into
practice
is like a
foolish
person who built his house on sand
everyone
who hears
these
words
of mine &
does not
put them
into
practice
is like a
foolish
person who built his house on sand
O Lord,
for ever
will I sing;
from age
to age my
mouth shall
proclaim
your faith
fulness.
* Thomas Traherne
English priest and poet
1637 - 1674
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Desire
For giving me desire,
An eager thirst, a burning ardent fire,
A virgin infant flame,
A love with which into the world I came,
An inward hidden heavenly love,
Which in my soul did work and move,
And ever, ever me inflame
With restless longing, heavenly avarice,
That never could be satisfied,
That did incessantly a paradise
Unknown suggest, and something undescribed
Discern, and bear me to it; be
Thy name forever praised by me.
As
rain &
snow fall
from the heavens…
bringing forth life & giving.
seed for sowing & bread for eating,
so is my word that goes forth
Let the words of my mouth & the meditation of my heart be accept-able in your sight,
O Lord,
my Strength and my Redeemer.
ceived not the
spirit of the
world, but
the Spirit that
that is from God, so that we may
understand the gifts bestowed on us by God.
I thought that “"'O, that I had wings like a dove!’
I would fly away and be at rest.” was my verse. It sure seemed like just the thing! But I read on, “Day and night
the watchmen makes their rounds up on the city walls but trouble and misery are in the midst of her.” Á propos, but not mine today, and on through the fleeing and fed Elijah
and finally, I came to my verse, with the original picture!: “You were right about the image!” He/She/They, as they say, chucked “Oh" he added, "and let’s go back to what we used to do." So I have my verse written down and in my pocket. It’s always a journey.