Pastor Annette's Blog
"OF ALL THE THINGS GOD HAS SHOWN ME, I CAN SPEAK BUT A LITTLE WORD NOT MORE THAN A HONEYBEE CAN CARRY AWAY ON ITS FOOT FROM AN OVERFLOWING JAR."
~ MECHTHILD OF MAGDEBURG, 13TH CENTURY MYSTIC |
"OF ALL THE THINGS GOD HAS SHOWN ME, I CAN SPEAK BUT A LITTLE WORD NOT MORE THAN A HONEYBEE CAN CARRY AWAY ON ITS FOOT FROM AN OVERFLOWING JAR."
~ MECHTHILD OF MAGDEBURG, 13TH CENTURY MYSTIC |
Embarrassed or exposed as I may feel, the fact remains: it’s Spring, and Birdy knows it. The trees and flowers know it. The very ground we stand on knows it and is splitting with that knowledge held within itself. Even as I stand to the side, waiting for Birdy to finish exuberating, I too am invited. Invited to join this hemisphere in the great starting over which is Spring. To open and stretch this body which has been folded cozy against the cold. To pick up and pile the sticks and limbs, finally fallen so new growth has ample room to thrive. To bend very close to the earth and brush away the detritus, making space for tiny shoots to find the sun and breathe. This patch I tend is new to me, a place for starting over. In my second spring here it’s begun to feel like mine, mine to tend and fuss over, I mean. I am grateful for the invitation to stay present and stay busy in such a cosmic enterprise as Spring. As much as some things change, it’s deeply comforting to me that other things never do ~ daffodils and goofy dogs being two that come to mind. I pray this gorgeous day is kind to you in every way. ~ peace & prayers, pastor annette *My tiny front yard – think two parking spaces – is completely shaded by an oak tree, where good grass can never grow. The area is currently carpeted in acorns. Also, here is a good one from Julia A. :
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I write a Tuesday morning devotional to members and friends of UBC. It is also posted here.
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