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Prayer
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Jessica Powers. Prayer Prayer is the trap-door out of sin. Prayer is a mystic entering in to secret places full of light. It is a passage through the night. Heaven is reached, the blessed say,… Continue Reading “Prayer”
The Uses of Sorrow
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Mary Oliver, a favorite of many. The Uses of Sorrow Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this, too, was a gift. Source: “The… Continue Reading “The Uses of Sorrow”
Night Thoughts
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by William F. Bell. Night Thoughts It is our emptiness and lowliness that God needs, and not our plenitude. —Mother Teresa Somehow by day, no matter what, I patch myself together whole, But all my effort… Continue Reading “Night Thoughts”
Possible Answers to Prayer
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice, is by Scott Cairns. Your petitions—though they continue to bear just the one signature—have been duly recorded. Your anxieties—despite their constant, relatively narrow scope and inadvertent entertainment value—nonetheless serve to bring your person vividly to mind. Your… Continue Reading “Possible Answers to Prayer”
Prayer: A Progression
Today’s Lenten poem from Education for Justice is by Jessica Powers (who was a Carmelite nun). Prayer: A Progression You came by night, harsh with the need of grace, into the dubious presence of your Maker. You combed a small and pre-elected acre for… Continue Reading “Prayer: A Progression”
but for sorrow
Today’s poem from Education for Justice is by Rob Suarez. but for sorrow I might never have asked what could be but for sorrow. I might never have opened to the terrible vulnerability of love but for tears. I might never have begun… Continue Reading “but for sorrow”
The Poetry Nook – for Lent
Poetry, art and music have the ability to open our hearts in a special way. This Lent I will be posting a poem that may help our Lenten reflections. Most of the poems can be found on the website: Education for Justice, http://www.educationforjustice.org. For… Continue Reading “The Poetry Nook – for Lent”
We Chose to Look Toward the Light
I found the following Advent Prayer on the Education for Justice website. The Winter Journey of Advent In this time of darkness, We choose to look toward the Light. In this time when so many suffer, We choose faith, not despair: We choose the… Continue Reading “We Chose to Look Toward the Light”
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