Blessing the Exhaustion of 2 to 4 AM
May God bless these worn-out eyes discerning through dim light when specters wake me at witching hours. ~ May God bless these aching arms tingling numb and prickly roused as I write my… Continue reading
May God bless these worn-out eyes discerning through dim light when specters wake me at witching hours. ~ May God bless these aching arms tingling numb and prickly roused as I write my… Continue reading
You do not have another to clutch now, no brawn to lean against, no footsteps in which to tread. Now, you feel yourself alone. ~ And yet you must keep motile, keep unfolding,… Continue reading
When I am tempted, Oh God, to wonder how (how can this be), when I find myself forgetting all that I actually do know, I pray. May the blessings of remembering the abuse…the… Continue reading
It must be some sort of spiritual practice… to be here and not-know all the names of things. ~ That-Which-Knows could tell me. It is all at my fingertips… how igneous this pebble,… Continue reading
When the chains that fall away call blessings on releasing, We may find ourselves hard pressed to walk without the weight. ~ When the roads widen before us and seek blessings on the… Continue reading
When the hymn of grief gives way to a song of a nascent self, ears that eagerly awaited the bell may close at the din of mere silence. ~ When the solemn chant… Continue reading
This day, May you stand stock-still in the sun. In the longest light, see all that is, and acquiesce. ~ This day, May you drink in the mild – bathe in the warm.… Continue reading
Blessings on Giving Up That Which We Cannot Have Bless us, dear saint… all who unwittingly walk in your ways. Those who must choose humility over happy, Those who navigate past moments of…“Please,… Continue reading
You, who prefers bags packed and journeys mapped, Can you pause for just a moment? ~ Pause on the precipice of “next.” Feel the weight of the nothing you will carry on… Continue reading
A Blessing for Arriving at the Same Place Yet Again (for which St. Brendan consults) When once again you find yourself where you ardently tried to never be again, Take note. ~ “There… Continue reading