In the Garden I trust that my highest good is unfolding. Before I begin my day, I pause for a prayerful moment and affirm: My highest good is unfolding. I turn within and enter the Silence, devoting time and attention toward the unlimited peace and power of my Source. These precious times in prayer remind…
Category: GOD
POEMS & SIGHTS FROM PANAMA for EASTER: “Divine Sea” (mystical Christianity, from a previous post) “Mar Divino”
We still do not understand
the messages That He left us at His arrival ,Bread and Fish under the ark.
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Forgiveness” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Perdón”)
Forgiveness The restorative love of God opens the way to forgiveness. I know that forgiveness benefits myself first and foremost. If I face a situation that seems unforgivable, I remind myself to focus on the situation and not the person or people involved. Forgiveness begins with me. Today I hold a mirror up to…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Faith” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Fe”)
Faith With courage, I step out in faith to embrace new opportunities and experiences. Comfort can be found in the familiar—whether where I live or work, with family and friends, even routines that are commonplace provide a sense of relief. But is that sense of comfort restricting me—keeping me from reaching out and growing…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “Hope” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “Esperanza”)
Hope The spirit of God dwells in me, and I am made perfect. The Gospels tell a story of Jesus entering Jerusalem riding on a donkey, welcomed by crowds spreading palm branches and even their cloaks in his path. His followers found hope of liberation from oppression. Today a new order of things begins in…
MYSTIC POEMS: “OM” by Paramahansa Yogananda
“OM” by Paramahansa Yogananda Whence, whence this soundless roar doth come, When drowseth matter’s dreary drum? On shores of bliss, Om, booming, breaks! All earth, all heaven, all body shakes! Cords bound to flesh are broken all, Vibrations burst, meteors fall! The hustling heart, the boasting breath, No more shall cause the yogi’s death;…
MYSTIC POEMS: “At last I shall listen” by Sri Chinmoy (Chinmoy Kumar Ghose)
“At last I shall listen” My past is heavy with The lifeless Meaning. A frightened thought My fast-approaching future Is. I have the body and soul Of hope completely in my Thoughts. I shout at the top of my lungs. My soul embodies the weight of Despair. At last I am now learning the…
Spirituality from Daily Word: “In the now” (Espiritualidad de la Palabra Diaria: “En el ahora”)
In the Now Attuned to God, I live in this now moment. There are times when I feel my attention pulled in different directions. What do I do when this happens? I take a moment to stop and be. Even the shortest instant of stepping away allows me to center myself. In this brief,…
MYSTICAL POEMS: “I touch God in my song” by Rabindranath Tagore
The butterfly counts not months but moments,
and has time enough.
SHORT MYSTICAL POEMS: “My heart searched for your fragrance”
“My heart searched for your fragrance” My heart searched for your fragrance in the breeze moving at dawn, my eyes searched for the flower of your face in the garden of creation. Neither could lead me to your abode — contemplation alone showed me the way. by Sarmad English version by Isaac A….
SPIRITUAL POEMS FROM GERMANY: “I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all” by Rainer Maria Rilke
“I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all” I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all my fellow creatures, pulsing with your life; as a tiny seed you sleep in what is small and in the vast you vastly yield yourself. The wondrous game that power plays with Things is…
SPIRITUAL POEMS: “I smile like a flower not only with my lips” by Rumi
“I smile like a flower not only with my lips” I smile like a flower not only with my lips but with my whole being for I am alone with the King and have lost myself in him. At dawn your flame seized my heart but left behind my body. I will shout and…
