How - Rachel Herbert
How -in this dim parade of brutality- might all be well? - But if we trouble it with light, train our sights on the rebellious good, and work to make it truer.
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Do Not Be Daunted - The Talmud
Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. You are not obliged to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.
"What Will Be Left is Life Itself" in THE SAGE'S TAO TE CHING
A heaven of each moment Each day that passes, the sage discards another useless weight. Finally all the accumulated burden of a life spent seeking something is gone. In its place is a lightness of being and a clarity of seeing that makes a heaven of each moment. ~
Behold! - Pamela C. Hawkins
Holy preparation, counterweight of surprise, plumbline of hospitality, you are the fresh hay quietly strewn, soft linen bands newly torn, to hold the One who is to come. O Preparation, catcher of the off guard, leveler of all things high and low, you are the smoother of rough edges and bearer of good news. Come, reveal our webs of apathy, with holy, sweeping light. Amen.
Heart - Kabir
Lift the veil that obscures the heart and there you will find what you are looking for
What Good - Meister Eckhart (1260-1328)
What good is it if Mary gave birth to the Son 1400 years ago and I do not also give birth to the Son of God in my time and culture? We are all called to be mother of God for God is always needing to be born.