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God Fills the Earth with Joy
The third psalm in our morning prayer today is Psalm 65 You still the tumult of the seas (the roaring of their waves) and the tumult of the people. The ends of the earth stand in awe at the sight of your wonders. the… Continue Reading “God Fills the Earth with Joy”
Let Us Awaken the Dawn
It’s back again to an early morning thought . . . let us awaken the dawn. One of our psalms in morning prayer is Psalm 57, and our antiphon says it all. Awake, lyre and harp: I will awaken the dawn.
Those Who Fish, Rise Early
It is a New Year . . . has been for ten days now. Our Christmas Season ended on Sunday, the Feast of the Epiphany . . . yesterday we celebrated the Baptism of the Lord . . . and today Jesus calls his… Continue Reading “Those Who Fish, Rise Early”
Feast of Saint Lucy – Feast of Light
On this Feast of Saint Lucy (whose name means light), I share a poem by Thomas Merton. Lucy, whose day is in our darkest season, (Although your name is full of light,) We walkers in the murk and rain of flesh and sense, Lost… Continue Reading “Feast of Saint Lucy – Feast of Light”
A Beautiful Advent Morning!
In today’s Responsorial Psalm, we proclaimend: Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation. And today I’ll let this morning’s sunrise in Bolinas do the preaching!
Let God’s Glory Be over all the Earth
From today’s Morning Prayer: Psalm 108 Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
All the Earth Cries Out
One of today’s psalms at morning prayer was Psalm 100. It begins: “All the earth cries out to you with shouts of joy, O God.” All the earth cries out to you with shouts of joy, O God, Servign you with gladness, coming before… Continue Reading “All the Earth Cries Out”
Wisdom from Gertrude the Great
This morning’s reading (below) from the Psalter was from Spiritual Exercises by Gertrud the Great of Helfta. “My God, you are my hope; you the glory; you the joy; you my blessedness. You are the thirst of my spirit; you the life of my… Continue Reading “Wisdom from Gertrude the Great”
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