When I read, I see things that I want to share. So, here you’ll find quotes or excerpts witty enough to amuse me forever, interesting enough to remember, convicting enough to effect change, or beautiful enough to imprint upon my soul.
Prayer (I) Prayer the church’s banquet, angel’s age, God’s breath in man returning to his birth, The soul in paraphrase, heart in pilgrimage, The Christian plummet sounding heav’n and earth Engine against th’ Almighty, sinner’s tow’r, Reversed thunder, Christ-side-piercing spear, … Continue reading Church bells beyond the stars heard
This Advent moon shines cold and clear, These Advent nights are long; Our lamps have burned year after year And still their flame is strong. ‘Watchman, what of the night?’ we cry, Heart-sick with hope deferred: ‘No speaking signs are … Continue reading This Advent Moon
Give us, Lord, a humble, quiet, peaceable, patient, tender and charitable mind and in all our thoughts, words and deeds a taste of the Holy Spirit. Give us, Lord, a lively faith, a firm hope, a fervent charity, a love of you. … Continue reading Praying with St. Thomas More
Sonnet Liii Christopher Pierce Cranch (1815-1892) FAR Off among the fields and meadow rills The August noon bends o’er a world of green. In the blue sky the white clouds pause, and lean To paint broad shadows on the … Continue reading August noon
Lamb of God, 6th C in dome of Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna None other Lamb, none other Name, None other hope in Heav’n or … Continue reading None other lamb
The weathered pear, four generations old My window-meditation, lives in peace. Rough boughs, pale clouds of fragile blossom hold Where slim bees hover. Tender leaves increase, Light-fringed, to cup the summer sky and move In gentle lifting through blue-dappled shade. … Continue reading Pale Clouds of Blossom Hold
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