and your life your payer."
- Pope John XXIII
"If the only prayer you ever
in your life is, thank you, it
will be enough."
- Meitser Eckhart
"Being present to and grateful
for all the wonder around
and in you -- is prayer."
- Unknown
Inspiration/The Writing :
Aspiration is an unusual yet common condition . Hoping ,
wishing, dreaming or praying for something to
magically or mystically transpire with a
positive outcome is often what weary
passengers on the planet call "hope".
Frequently some meditate or contemplate
on a rescue or deliverance, healing ,
or achievement that might be beneficial for their well being.
However, when this personal practice is directed for the benefit
of another or group who may be experiencing a
current or potential difficult tragic circumstance -
Resulting with intercessions.
How many times this hobo seeker contemplated ,
"Have I been like the paralytic lowered into the presence
of the great teacher by the love of his friends"?
Then just like that - out of the blue
that unexpected transcedental wind
flipped the script.
How is it that random comets seem to eventually
discover in the great almost unending expanse
an intersection with a landing point?
How was it then that intermittent queues
of owners of lonely hearts meander their way
right into the middle of the seeker's
own circuitous voyage across the universe ?
Neighbors , family members and strangers on the road
reverently began to reach out for hope ,
compassion and healing
as they accidentally traversed paths
with this pilgrim, challenging
and humbling him .
These souls seeking consolation trusting
and believing that a prodigal's prayers
just might connect with some higher authority,
some light or unknowable source
for relief.
"Pray for ..." they requested respectfully .
Restless nights became the status quo...
He dreamed , he thought, as that inner voice
cried out in the darkness,
"Why me?'
"Why not " was an immediate answer.
"But, why --- me !? "
" Remember " a mystical voice warmly chided.
"I don't understand.." the pilgrim wept.
"It is your turn."
- JF Sobecki
(see Coda below)
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Words: Poetry and Such (for your Inspiration)
I'm Going to Start Living Like a Mystic
Today I am pulling on a wool green sweater
and walking across the park in a dusky snowfall.
The trees stand like twenty-seven prophets in
a field
each at a station in a pilgrimage--silent, pondering.
Blue flakes of light falling across their bodies
are the ciphers of a secret , an occultation.
I will examine their leaves as pages in a text
and consider the bookish pigeons, students of
winter.
I will kneel on the track of a vanquished squirrel
and stare into the blank pond for the figure of Sophia.
I shall begin scouring the sky for signs
as if my whole future are constellated upon it.
I will walk home alone with the deep alone,
a disciple of shadows , in praise of the mysteries.
- Edward Hirsch
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Music : for your listening pleasure and reflection
click on "links" below each picture for video and sound
Morning Glory - Tim Buckley
https://youtu.be/MgNxopvE3ro?si=ob-bm2mbXf08JICy
Turn!Turn! Turn! - Judy Collins and Pete Seeger
https://youtu.be/n0xzyhoeu1Y?si=8zOSEZC_eOVM0JU4
The Light that has Lighted The World - G. Harrison
https://youtu.be/GbVQov4MuKQ?si=7Bjw4uISbSqn0jLd
Questions for The Angels - Paul Simon ( w B.Frisell)
https://youtu.be/3zcZhgczTF0?si=7VbrDE6Wo2CtH1i6
"40" (Sing a New Song) - U2
https://youtu.be/5ba4RqOY0Ck?si=jza6IL_76kI6eR29
CODA: Now something from the lighter side
Sometimes one can find a dose of wisdom in the most unlikely places---
Ted Lasso - "Believe"
https://youtu.be/olPLvuvMcSE?si=mF9kd0_VsV0EMkUV
( for Sarah B )
AMDG
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