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“Listen!There is a call to worshipin the hidden sinewsof our being,a taut string waiting to be plucked,a melody longing to be sung.We are made for praise!An abundant earth calls it forth:pounding sea and babbling brook,sighing trees and their singing residents,shimmering stars and silent night,the growing and the greeningand the resting seedinvite a joyful song.A heartContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 26th October”

Thought for the day, Saturday 25th October “The most valued lover, the most valuable parent, the most valued friend, the most valuable “wilderman,” is the one who wishes to learn. Those who are not delighted by learning, those who cannot be enticed into new ideas or experiences, cannot develop past the roadpost they rest atContinue reading “Thought for the day, Saturday 25th October”

“Stepping through the gate into Chatsworth Park early this morning, I saw the yellow, brown, and golden leaves quietly swirling to the ground, glinting in the sun that was just breaking through the cold, damp mist of morning. I crunched through the dead leaves piled at the bottom of the great gnarled trees with theirContinue reading “Thought for the day, Friday 24th October”

“Instead of “I love you,” it would be better to say “I am love-I am the embodiment of Pure Love.” Remove the I and you, and you will find that there is only Love. It is as if Love is imprisoned between the I and you. Remove the I and you, for they are unreal;Continue reading “Thought for the day, Thursday 23rd October”

“We do not have to build a church. Let us be complete in ourselves. Let us drink ourselves empty, give ourselves fully, extend ourselves outward – until, at last, the waving treetops are our own gestures and our laughter is resurrected in the children who play beneath them…” Rainer Maria Rilke, quoted in A YearContinue reading “Thought for the day, Wednesday 22nd October”

DIWALI “The light is not in the stars, but in the lamp that burns in our hands.” Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941), Bengali polymath

“One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from a horse master. He told me to go slow to go fast. I think that applies to everything in life. We live as though there aren’t enough hours in the day but if we do each thing calmly and carefully we will getContinue reading “Thought for the day, Monday 20th October”

“I lift my eyes to the hills.From whence will my help come?My help comes from the creativity of the cosmosWhich is making the heavens and the earth.It comes also from the core of myself.It is my guide and hope.On this path I am safeWhatever befalls me.” Psalm 121 The Hills by Christine Robinson Image: NewContinue reading “Thought for the day, Sunday 19th October”

“In an age of speed, I began to think, nothing could be more invigorating than going slow. In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.” Pico Iyer, travel writer

“It is better to keep quiet about our beliefs, and live them out, than to talk eloquently about what we believe, but fail to live by it.” Saint Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 107), Feast Day today