Dear All of Us,
Pondering.
What a plus.
"The pause that refreshes."
We slow to settle
Soul See
Spirit Sense
Heart Hear
Looking out the plane window,
having that first cup of coffee,
on the bus,
waiting in the doctor's office,
listening to the prelude,
raking the leaves,
taking a walk,
sitting home alone,
prayerfully reflecting -
any gentled
time and place.
Hopefully these ponderings
that we share here
will be taken like a worthy wine.
slowly, deeply savored.
For most of us one a day would be best,
a Soul Tasting in prayerful reflection.
PONDERINGS
"The secret to living well and longer is:
Eat half
Walk double,
Laugh triple,
Love without measure."
Tibetan Proverb
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"When I grow up, I want to be
the me God offers."
An eighty-two-year-old
Gues who?
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A suggestion: take a few days with this.
I was blessed to interact with Jerry
a number of times over the years.
He was soul-full,
a psychiatrist,
spiritual mentor,
deep and real,
and a hell of a lot of fun.
He shares:
"Love is the prevailing passion of all things
that draws diversity into oneness,
that pleads for union,
that aches for goodness and beauty,
that suffers loss and destruction.
Love is the Power that births and grieves,
the laughter that fills the heavens,
the tears that water the earth.
Love is the energy that fuels, fills and
embraces everything everywhere.
And there is no end to it."
Gerald G. May
Wisdom in the Wilderness
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"God is love."
1 John 4:8
That's where we come from and
where we are invited to go and be.
Worth pondering.
Your Brother
John Frank
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frankly speaking
spirituality for the street
a weekly at
johnfrankshares.blogspot.com
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