Dominican Preaching through Word and Image
Posted on September 16, 2014 by opreach
This is one of my favorite quotes from poetry: Earth’s crammed with heaven And every common bush Afire with God But only he who sees, Takes off his shoes. The rest sit round it, And pluck blackberries. -Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Posted on January 14, 2014 by opreach
Earth’s crammed with heaven, and every common bush afire with God. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning from Aurora Leigh
Category: SpiritualityTags: aurora leigh, elizabeth barret browning, flowers, forest, nature, photo, photography, poetry, quote, whitethorn, wild sweet pea
Posted on April 19, 2012 by opreach
We are often inspired by stories of holy people and doubt that we would ever hear God’s voice or experience God’s awesomeness in a burning bush. Yet God probably spoke to the prophets and saints in the most ordinary ways. Elizabeth Barret Browning expresses… Continue Reading “Finding God in the Here and Now”