May you soar beyond your search,
~~and may you find the Source of love.
May you see your knowledge as a gift and favor,
~~not to beam or overshadow,
~~but to warm the fruit of unity.
May the spirit of your surrender brook such contentment
~~as to melt the winter mountain’s power,
~~and stream a secret valley of budding wonder.
And may your pooling will evaporate and rise to a high place,
~~and then be gently sent to green the faith of every living thing.
12/27/11
12/23/11
Psalm 135
Pastel petals, bright-ripened spikes; bitter medicine from sweet poison:
~~my Lord, the giver.
Camouflaged predator, camouflaged prey; clever cover with clear purpose:
~~my Lord, the giver.
Measurement, infinity; oneness and one:
~~my Lord, the giver.
Natural disaster, natural wonder; folding an order in forming another:
~~my Lord, the giver, giver of treasure, coin of loss and gain.
~~my Lord, the giver.
Camouflaged predator, camouflaged prey; clever cover with clear purpose:
~~my Lord, the giver.
Measurement, infinity; oneness and one:
~~my Lord, the giver.
Natural disaster, natural wonder; folding an order in forming another:
~~my Lord, the giver, giver of treasure, coin of loss and gain.
12/16/11
Psalm 134
Generation follows generation,
~~and son follows father.
Abdu’l-Baha, perfect follower of perfection,
~~son and light of the Blessed Perfection:
His example was set ray by ray and hope;
~~and in His twilight He set a plan to continue His work,
~~for generations sun by sun to continue His work.
~~and son follows father.
Abdu’l-Baha, perfect follower of perfection,
~~son and light of the Blessed Perfection:
His example was set ray by ray and hope;
~~and in His twilight He set a plan to continue His work,
~~for generations sun by sun to continue His work.
10/15/11
Psalm 133
Contented generations worship in the traditions of their fathers;
~~the centered bend their knees from the loins of their origins.
Believers sense Your wonder, Lord, and find a towering view;
~~they realize Your reason in their minds.
But I am poor in You, Lord; I mourn with the orphan,
~~and I hold nothing greater than the openness of his hand.
~~the centered bend their knees from the loins of their origins.
Believers sense Your wonder, Lord, and find a towering view;
~~they realize Your reason in their minds.
But I am poor in You, Lord; I mourn with the orphan,
~~and I hold nothing greater than the openness of his hand.
9/15/11
Psalm 132
Where, Lord, are your children of community,
~~and where are your children of human unity?
Where are your former rule and order, Lord,
~~and honored borders under your sovereignty?
The seed of this generation is scattered past reach:
~~is this your plan?
As the ripened fruit drops and rolls its core to a new place,
~~and winged seeds flutter in the wayward wind,
and as the burr and barb snarl in fur and feather,
~~so they all fall by your design and plant a sign of your good nature:
and as surely as your friend the squirrel will lodge more acorns than he needs,
~~so each new life will embrace a greater season’s company.
~~and where are your children of human unity?
Where are your former rule and order, Lord,
~~and honored borders under your sovereignty?
The seed of this generation is scattered past reach:
~~is this your plan?
As the ripened fruit drops and rolls its core to a new place,
~~and winged seeds flutter in the wayward wind,
and as the burr and barb snarl in fur and feather,
~~so they all fall by your design and plant a sign of your good nature:
and as surely as your friend the squirrel will lodge more acorns than he needs,
~~so each new life will embrace a greater season’s company.
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