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Tag Archives: eco-ministry
puddles
i pick him up he smells like loam and earth he smells like truth and he pours himself over my arms like a puddle of black ink. He pours Himself over my arms and into my heart.
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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blue heron
in a small pond the fountain spouts, and six canadian geese hang out on a layover flight. a blue heron watches it all. She is home.
Posted in Blessings
Tagged bird, birds, blue heron, Canadian Geese, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, home, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, nature is my religion, poetry, retention pond, spirituality, sumi-e, water birds
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Vast
sometimes the world is so big that even the stars seem small.
Posted in The Now
Tagged amo, bunny, cartoon, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, humility, ink drawings, mysticism, nature, overwhelmed, poetry, rabbit, spirituality, star gazing, stars, sumi-e
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songs
how can someone so small, who seems to wear a frown, bring so much joy & make such a loud sound? the question is rhetorical for even as i pose it – a voice breaks thru my Beloved’s song – ‘oh will … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged animals, art, collage, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, fairy tales, florida tree frog, frog croaking, frog's song, frogs, humorous poems, interspirituality, loud frogs, love, mysticism, nature, perspectives, poetry
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Higher Arcs
We silly humans put each other up on pedestals, or ourselves under them. we are all intertwined, the tree is circled with the vine, the bird at the top cleans the forest floor. we are all needed, like never before.
Posted in The Now
Tagged circle of life, earth centered faith, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, ecology, hierarchies, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, love, nature, oiligarchies, peace eagles, pedestals, pine trees, poetry, raptors, spirituality, sumi-e, turkey vulture, vines, vultures, wheel of life
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writing lesson
i sit trying to work. trying to write. to write words that speak to higher and lower places of longing and belonging. You sit on my lap. simply sitting. having no care for words at all. no longer longing, simply … Continue reading
Posted in Dao Dogs, therapy dog, zen dog
Tagged animal assisted chaplaincy, animals, dogs at work, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-spirituality, enlightenment, ink brush painting, interspecies spirituality, pets and keyboards, poetry, simply sitting, spirituality, sumi-e, tao, wordsmithing, writers, writing, zazen, zen
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regrets?
as i sit in traffic pondering other pathways, wondering how inquiry turns to regret, beside me s small flock of small egrets reminds me – i am never alone. i am surrounded by birds, and people, and cars and trucks and … Continue reading
Posted in The Now
Tagged bird watching, car travel, driving, eco-chaplaincy, eco-ministry, eco-mysticism, eco-spirituality, egrets, highways, nature, poetry, SBNR, snowy egret, spirituality, stuck in traffic, sumi-e, traffic jams
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