Sympathies exist, Presentiments and signs That baffle our mortal comprehension; To dream or to see Or to feel or to hear What seems not to be there. But such things exist, Things beyond this earth, Things beyond our sacred Thoughts of heaven. These are the things that reason defies – But reason sometimes lies. -Paul [...]
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Schwartz: Day by Day
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged Day by Day, devotion, devotional, Godspell, musical theater, musical theatre, musicals, religion, religious music, song lyrics, spirituality, Stephen Schwartz, theatre, worship on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Day by day Day by day Oh, dear Lord Three things I pray: To see thee more clearly Love thee more dearly Follow thee more nearly Day by day -Stephen Schwartz, Godspell Adapted from E. Hymnal, no. 429
The Unconditional Identity
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged Identity, Love, pacifism, peace, poetry, self, self-identification, soul, souls, spirituality, unconditional love, water on October 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Split water in thirds. Send one third to evaporate. Send one to freeze, then drop it from an airplane and lose count of its shattered pieces. Drink the last. How like the soul, that each piece of broken water is everything that water is.
On the “obligation” of attending Mass
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged Catholicism, ceremonies, ceremony, Christ, Christianity, church, drama, interpretive dance, Mass, reality, religion, spirituality, theater, theatre on September 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
On the “obligation” of attending Mass: I respect your lifestyle, but in my worldview, ceremonies are not sacred reality; they are only interpretive dances of sacred reality. The preference of sleeping in on Sunday morning is no more a denial of Christ’s holiness than reluctance to act in “The Miracle Worker” is a denial of [...]
A page that couldn’t care less
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged Bible, Christianity, Faith, Life, religion, scripture, spirituality on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Church should be about God, and God is in the eyes of those who care about us…not confined to a page that couldn’t care less if it gave us a papercut!
The Restoration Mill
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged abuse, Christianity, forgiveness, guilt, hate, hatred, Hell, ideas, inspiration, Jesus, Love, nonviolence, poem, poems, poetry, poets, religion, shame, sin, spirituality, Thoughts on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know there is a mill in Hell That turns sin to Love? Yes, I knew! For I am an ash-pot, Kneeling, open to abuse – the debris of Love – And all the guilt humanity feels after burning and breaking such a Pearl. Turning my cheek as far as it can turn, I [...]
Gordon: Forgiveness
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged abuse, abuse survivors, anger, beautiful lyrics, Charlotte Bronte, Christianity, Courage, eye for an eye, Faith, forgiveness, God, inspirational, Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre musical, Jesus, Karma, Love, lyrics, motivational, musical theater, musical theatre, musicals, Paul Gordon, philosophy, religion, revenge, song lyrics, songs, spirituality, the Gospels, turn the other cheek on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You mustn’t be revengeful. You have to be strong; To offer good for evil, Return right for wrong. We must not hold a grudge, And we must learn to endure. Then, as God is your judge, At least your heart will be pure. Forgiveness Is the mightiest sword. Forgiveness Of those you hate Will be [...]
cummings: i thank You God for most this amazing
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged cummings, e. e. cummings, famous poets, God, miracles, nature, nature poem, nature poetry, One God, poetry, poets, religion, spirits, spirituality on July 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
i thank You God for most this amazing day:for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes (i who have died am alive again today, and this is the sun’s birthday;this is the birth day of life and of [...]
Blasphemy against the devil I
Posted in -all posts-, religion & spirituality, tagged afterlife, angels, blasphemy, Christ, Christianity, devil, Faith, God, Love, love poem, poem, poetry, poets, predestination, religion, religious poetry, Satan, sin, spirituality on July 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You talk as if the devil gave us life, And Christ endured the fall. Your “Heaven” only takes predestined men; At least Hell wants us all. The one who carves wood figures for his fire, Well, he might be a lord. But surely he looks up to someone higher: His maker, who adored. Perhaps the [...]
