The Beauty of Being Blessed

We are, each of us, here, says Jonathan Sacks 

in his extraordinary book, The Dignity of Difference, 
"because someone -- some force at the heart of being -- 
called us into existence and summoned us to be a blessing."  
                    How will you bless the world today?

Letting Go

Richard Rohr tells us

"All great spirituality is about letting go."

So -- what is it that you need to cast off today?

 

Ivy on the Wall

The verdant ivy clings around
Yon moss be-mantled wall,
As if it sought to hide the stones,
That crumbling soon must fall:
That relic of a bygone age
Now tottering to decay,
Has but one friend--the ivy--left.
The rest have passed away.

The fairy flowers that once did bloom
And smile beneath its shade;
They lingered till the autumn came,
And autumn saw them fade:
The emerald leaves that blushed between--
The winds away have blown;
But yet to cheer the mournful scene,
The ivy liveth on.
~Henry Wendell~

 

Not a Patridge Not a Pear Tree

               

                Sometimes alone is just alone.