There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world. ― Oscar Hammerstein II “If I can stop one heart from breaking” — Emily Dickinson If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease […]
MEDITATIONS on SEEDS & PARABLES
From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow. —Aeschylus The seed of God is in us. Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer, it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is, and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature. Pear seeds grow into pear trees, nut seeds into nut trees, and God-seed […]
My WORK is LOVING the WORLD — Mary Oliver My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young […]
Ash Wednesday with JCC: Reflections and schedule
JOEL 2:12-13Yet even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning; rend your hearts and not your clothing. Return to the Lord your God, for God is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love… WED, Feb 22 MUSINGS on ASH If you have […]
Meditations and blessings about love as Advent’s fourth theme & Hannukah blessings also
Love is the bridge between you and everything. — Rumi The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to love and be loved in return. – Natalie Cole Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my […]