Two kinds of prayers
Posted on | November 12, 2006 |
Praying
It doesnt have to be
the blue iris, it could be
weeds in a vacant lot, or a few
small stones; just
pay attention, then patch
a few words together and dont try
to make them elaborate, this isnt
a contest but the doorway
into thanks, and a silence in which
another voice may speak.
__Mary Oliver
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November 12th, 2006 @ 8:46 pm
Wow. This is a keeper. Profound.
November 12th, 2006 @ 8:50 pm
His eyelashes never fail to astound me.
November 12th, 2006 @ 9:03 pm
this is unbelievable. My agency does work for carmelite nuns (long story) and we are doing a podcast on unanswered prayers. This is the exact poem they cited. My favorite thing they said was that the concept of unanswered prayers assumed that prayer was a form of a question. they see it as an ongoing dialogue with God- seeing God in all things.
November 12th, 2006 @ 10:58 pm
“This isn’t a contest but a doorway…” WOW. Just wow. As someone who spent a lot time this morning praying with twenty prayer callers in two hours - this feeds my soul. I need this poem on my desk! And you and the Bean - just a delicious, heartwarming sight. I love the silliness of these - and OH how has he gotten SO big?
November 13th, 2006 @ 9:57 pm
so sweet.
lovely pictures.
i like this.
thanks.
November 15th, 2006 @ 8:38 pm
I love that.