Sorrow Stretches the Heart

Sorrow Stretches the Heart

Oh, sorrow come and stretch my heart

That joy the more may enter in.

Let all my senses grieve each loss

So Christ may come and dwell therein.

Make me alert to others pain

To honor it and be for them

A Christ-like presence in their midst

To bring them back to peace gain.

Oh, sorrow come as surely T'will

And open all our hearts to grace

For only in our brokenness

Can we find Christ's own human face.

Be still my soul and rest in Him

And steep in all He offers thee

Then carry forth His warm embrace

In healing others

You'll healed be,

2003

Namaste

Namaste

Was I hard-wired to be

Wishy-washy

Was that me?

Open my eyes to see

My spirit leads my heart to be the

Best me I can be

No plotting

But following

The bliss that

Directs me to thee

Haste not

And waste not

Thy creative energy

It’s yours alone

All else is

Gift from the source

Embrace it open-handedly

Then simply let it be

Namaste

The God in me

Bows to the God in you

11-18-14

Deep Inside

Deep Inside

Deep inside is the energy of praise

Deep inside is gratitude to God, the source

Deep inside and bubbling out is joy, the recognition, the acceptance,

The connection, the bonding at every

Level, the healing, transforming

True essence of our being.

10-31-14

Jesus Love Prayer

Jesus Love, Prayer

Jesus love, thank you for giving me opportunities to detach with love.  To say what I mean in a loving way and to not take other fears, discomfort, disease personally, to recognize and pray for their healing.  To respect my own boundaries and to allow you to fill my cup, so I can offer and witness to an inner peace that comes from you as I am willing to receive it.  Amen & Hallelujah

10-13-14

Peace and Love

Peace and Love

Peace and love

Natural elements of the universe.

I will not choose to exist in a bubble of self-protection

But

Will not habituate myself

To toxic for me/or unhealthy

Environments, Love people,

Use things, abuse neither

Seek and embrace

Homeostasis

All is as it should be and

I can be truly me, truly whole

No longer chipping away at

My integrity and denying and

Giving away chunks of myself to those

Who don’t respect them. 

Namaste

11-12-14

Father, I am open

Father, I am Open

Father, I am open and willing to be the loving child of your heart.  Direct me.

Jesus, thank you for being my loving brother.  Guide me to other loving brothers.

Spirit of truth, sustain me in hope and joy.

Nourish my soul

And

Burnish my heart

In Jesus

Name

Amen

The rest that I need

Flows abundantly through you

Residence is vain

I’ll not stifle it

What I know that

I know

I don’t know

I know only

My version

Of the truth

That is not knowledge

But perception

Nd more truth is available

As preconceived notions fade

Impressions fall away

Apprehension have no

Substance or power

10-7-14

Blessed Presence

Blessed Presence, 

Thank you for today, the beautiful sky as the sun arise.  Thoughts and prayers for  special friends and their menagerie, for my prayer partner from the retreat for willingness to call and reach out, for prayers for those in my life with great need. Today I will abstain from advice giving, broken promises to myself and others, from eating anything that does not contribute to my well-being, manipulation, pettiness and small mindedness, and selfishness or self-centeredness.  

Thank you, Jesus.