Taking a break from posting for some summer days. The next post will be Friday, August 10th, in time for the Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Until then, with this Trappist Monk and his wildlife friend, I send a Celtic style blessing prayer for everyone - myself included.
May you pay attention to your actions,
in this moment,
now this moment,
and now this moment.
May you listen carefully - God is near.
May you observe well - God is at hand.
May you be ready and willing to stop,
to sense,
to respond from within.
May you be infinitely patient,
like a monk waiting for a rabbit to come close.
May you be gentle of heart,
possess an inner vision,
recognizing a oneness
with every living thing -
even the mountains and stars the psalms say.
May you be able to distance yourself
from the national feeling of
mayhem and menace,
and feel the monk's joy -
the thrill of it!
May you pay attention to your actions,
in this moment,
now this moment,
and now this moment.
May you listen carefully - God is near.
May you observe well - God is at hand.
May you be ready and willing to stop,
to sense,
to respond from within.
May you be infinitely patient,
like a monk waiting for a rabbit to come close.
May you be gentle of heart,
possess an inner vision,
recognizing a oneness
with every living thing -
even the mountains and stars the psalms say.
May you be able to distance yourself
from the national feeling of
mayhem and menace,
and feel the monk's joy -
the thrill of it!
