Poems

Sailing with God

Sailing in Truth, 
   we 
         do
              not
                  drift ...
I didn’t go to the beach
   this summer,
but God gave me a
   sunny-heartedness
to warm my smiles
   to friends and foes.
Why? Because …

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A spiritual perspective on politics

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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Additions

There is love in God’s molding
   and exalting of our desires.
Our desire, as beautiful and
   impactful as it may be,
is merely a draft, a rough
   sketch, of something
   He always beheld.
Imagine …

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A flower opens

Oh, that all the flowers could be
roses, looking just like me.
Why cannot the pansy change?
Why ever such a ...

Time for school

What do I know? 
I’m a child of God,
   and my intelligence 
comes from my
   Father-Mother God …

Timeless days

Eternal God, who’s always near,
­—expanding moments
and conquering years ...

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From Living the Lord's Prayer

'OUR FATHER ...'

The Lord's Prayer sparks the recognition that divine Love is always with us.

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From Pregnancy and childbirth

For expectant mothers

The more fully we accept the spiritual nature of birth, the more effortlessly we can demonstrate that nothing has occurred from which one needs to recover.

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Unreservedly so

Without a qualm,
   a doubt, or fear,
we belong to
   You, Father,
   not to the world.
No matter the
   picture, the news …

Pick me up

A little person raises 
   both arms up 
To the big person with him. 
It is a natural thing to do—
A gesture …

You are in place

You are in place 
You are never out of place, 
never separate from Love,
   always stepping …

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Looking through
   my own
   corners of thought
   I find
one or two
   grand, solid,
   and lasting ideas …

Love’s embrace

Whenever clouds 
    and mist appear
And tumult brings
     a saddened tear,
Resist dismay to see aright …

Must yield

This emptiness 
whispering I’m all alone 
must yield 
to Your 
infinite presence …