Tag Archives: devotion

Of Giving and Receiving

Sometimes, it is the slightest sign

of some good thing that brings

the notion of a better change:
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We should not end this walk

in this world

only slightly charred

at the easy edges of unspent devotion

but rather so thoroughly given

and so thoroughly used

that at our leaving

all has changed to ash.

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged burning, devotion, faith, fire, kerosene, old stumps, stump burning | Comments Off

On such a night as this,
it is good to have a place
beyond the wind’s lancet,
a place where love is strong.
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Posted in Family, Nature, Poetry, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged cold, devotion, love, protection, Relationships, shelter | Comments Off