Be Still Dear One

The Ancient Mystery is found

in each note on the wind,

each leaf on the branch,

each breath, out and in

and in puffs filled with star dust

backgrounded by blue.

Ancient Mystery is found

in love that is true,

in bunny’s puffed tails,

the tasseled corn stalk, 

this radiant morning

on a country walk.

And on city streets

where people amass

Ancient Mystery is found.

This Mystery is vast.

Neither living nor dying

to eternal eyes

are bereft of that Mystery.

Even there it resides.

Behind and before,

without and within,

yourself and others

through it are akin.

In the heart of the universe

it ever creates.

Be still oh dear one, Mystery 

Sweet Mystery,awaits.

For Their Friends (Memorial Day 2025)

For Their Friends (Memorial Day 2025)

They laid down their lives for their friends.

We remember our heroes, their names.

We record for history their battles.

We allow them their honor, their fame.

But we must not stop here in remembering.

Our words will not be enough.

They laid down their lives for their friends,

And for freedom for all of us.

For the integrity of the country they loved,

For justice and liberty for all.

They laid down their lives for their friends.

We must not let their legacy fall.

No sovereign shall rule this nation.

It was always to these noble ends.

With bayonets, canons, tanks and guns,

They laid down their lives for their friends.

Millions have fought throughout history.

Millions bled and died with their friends.

Millions found peace and rest in their gift.

Because they laid down their lives for their friends.

Christ in the Wilderness 2025

 Gentle rain this morning,

a rumble of distant thunder

say "be well my friend"

from this place of wonder.

Thank you Lord

for greenery and flowers, 

for stillness and bunnies

for these sacred hours.