… watching for the brushstrokes of God
Why am I drawn to the olive tree? Is it the beauty and flavor of it’s fruit? The oil that speaks of anointing? The olive branch as a symbol of peace and offer of reconciliation? The hardiness of the tree that can withstand extreme conditions?
Which of these speaks to you?
To go in the dark with a light is to know the light.
To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight,
and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings,
and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. – Wendell Berry
How do you walk in the dark?
“…the past lies before me and the future lies behind me. …What we know, what we have seen, is the past. So it lies before us. What we cannot see, what we cannot know is the future.” Jebuwot Sumbeiywo
How are you learning to read the space before you? Do you know the patterns of the past and the potentialities of the future?
“I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.” ― Mary Oliver
Oh, how we miss singing together. What kind of kindness and mischief do these times require of us?
Shadows lengthening
Dreams, longings, limitations
Slowing toward rest
What prayer rises from your afternoon?
Flowers at full bloom, past their peak and dead. New life is emerging at the same time as the old is fading away.
Where is new life emerging for you? What is fading away?
With the Eyes of the Heart 