Another morning and I wake with thirst
for the goodness I do not have. I walk
out to the pond and all the way God has
given us such beautiful lessons. Oh Lord,
I was never a quick scholar but sulked
and hunched over my books past the
hour and the bell; grant me, in your
mercy, a little more time. Love [...]
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a poem by mary oliver: thirst
Posted in rare religious references, seriously real on December 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
self denial
Posted in in this moment, rare religious references on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.”
this beautiful hymn is the one with which i most identify. [...]
