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Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
We Are Created by Love
I believe that the world was created and approved by love, that it subsists, coheres, and endures by love, and that, insofar as it is redeemable, it can be redeemed only by love.
- Wendell Berry
Ode to Dirt
Dear dirt, I am sorry I slighted you,
I thought you were only the background
for the leading characters—the plants
and animals and human animals.
It’s as if I had loved only the stars
and not the sky which gave them space
in which to shine …
- Sharon Olds
Love’s Weaving
Love weaves itself from hundreds of threads.
- David Levithan
Planting
Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.
- Unknown, though attributed to Martin Luther
We Are Never Alone
Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations and concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner contentment and to renewed excitement in living.
- Rachel Carson
Which Path to Take?
To learn something new, take the path that you took yesterday.
- John Burroughs
The Gift of Paradox
Paradox is where enlightenment is born – it’s not about resolving or conquering paradox by choosing one side; rather, it’s in the tension of more than one true being true that a new wisdom arises.
- Kai Cheng Thorn
The Dawning of a New Day
There is a deep, peaceful calm in the dawning of a new day.
- Alan Watts
I Smile
Waking up this morning, I smile.
Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.
I vow to live fully i each moment
and to look at beings
with eyes of compassion
- Thich Nhat Hanh
The Prospect of a New Day
I have always been delighted at the prospect of a new day, a fresh try, one more start, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind the morning.
- J.B. Priestley
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