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Tag Archives: angels
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i looked up to find someone new on my sofa! what does the request for radical hospitality look like to You? for St. Francis it was a leper warning him to stay away… and the Holy Spirit sent him forth … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, animal assisted chaplaincy, cats, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, feral cats, ink brush painting, ink drawing, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, mysticism, nature, poetry, radical hospitality, spirituality, St. Francis, sumi-e
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drive by
driving away and driving to – my heart is heavy with thoughts of You, if angels can fly because they take themselves lightly – then the phrase: I’m no angel takes on new meanings…. HEY, Wake UP, it’s Me! – … Continue reading
Posted in grief, Winged wisdoms
Tagged "we're all angels", angels, angles, art, birds, crane, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, encounters with birds, faith, human, ink brush painting, interspirituality, meditation, mysticism, nature, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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Hope
Hope comes in pairs, two prayers, one prayer. we planted two pear trees, still to young to fruit – and yet in the break in the rain, there She stands, sparkling for all to see. the promise of harvest… you … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, dragonfly, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, faith poetry, feminist theology, harvest, hope, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, Matthew 18:19, Matthew 18:20, nature, pear trees, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e
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fly byes
it is hard to say goodbye even if there is nothing left but a cocoon shell. so, dry your eyes, and your wings. fly!
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, butterflies, caterpillars, change, cocoons, growth, hospice, ink brush painting, love, nature, nones, palmetto, poetry, SBNR, spiritual but not religious, spiritual growth, sumi-e, transformation, transformative growth
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Fly overs
i look up and little legs and orange yellow wings flutter by. you can not toss a caterpillar into the air, and expect it to fly – nor can you open a cocoon from the outside. tonight i sit by … Continue reading
Posted in Winged wisdoms
Tagged amo, angels, art, brush painting, butterfly, caterpillar, caterpillars, Classical Mythology, cycle of life, Earth centered spirituality, Goddess of the Rainbow, Iris, joy, love, poetry, spiritual growth, spirituality, stamp art, sumi-e, wings, yellow wings
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Fairy Princess
Somewhere Princess Mab roosts knowing she was truly a queen of hearts. All of us are angels, some of us have wings.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged angels, backyard chickens, bird, birds, blessings, Buff Orpingto, chicken, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, fairies, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, poetry, Queen Mab, spirituality, sumi-e
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angles/angels
there you were in front of the palmetto – holy, in front of a green halo. You are an angel. “you are too,” she answered.
Posted in zen dog
Tagged angels, animals, art, dogs, eco-spirituality, ink brush meditiation, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, nature, poetry, spirituality, stray dog
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Family Tree
Family is more than roots and leaves, it is all the feathered angels that land on our branches, and help our spirits soar.
Posted in The Now
Tagged angels, art, bird, birds, blessings, cardinals, eco-spirituality, family, family tree, friends, interspecies spirituality, nature, roots, roots hold me close, Spirit of Life, spirits, spirituality, sumi-e, Unitarian Universalism
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look down
sometimes we must look down to see angels.
Posted in Dao Dogs, zen dog
Tagged angels, animals, art, blessings, dog, dog at my feet, dogs, eco-spirituality, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspecies spirituality, interspirituality, love, poetry, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, zen
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low hanging fruit
We picked all we could reach – low hanging fruit nourishes those who can pick it – juice running down chins and sticky fingers holding over flowing baskets our job is done, we spy more golden orbs framed by the … Continue reading
Posted in Poems, The Now
Tagged angels, bandits, blessings, cedar waxwing, faith, fruit, golden orbs, grace, harvest, ink brush meditiation, ink brush painting, interfaith, interspirituality, loquat tree, low hanging fruit, nature, spirituality, thanks
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