YOU ARE AWAKENED BY THE SOFT AROMA OF SWEET SCENTED PRAYERS
YOU MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS AN ALTER FILLED WITH RED CARNATIONS
AND WHITE SWIRLING FLOWERS. BEHIND THE FLOWERED ALTER IS A DEITY
OF STRENGTH AND COMPASSION. WITH HOLY HANDS RAISED YOU OFFER
YOUR HEART TO THE ONE WHO FILLS YOUR DAYS WITH HOPE.(BREATHE )
BRING FORTH THE STARS WHEN THE NIGHT SITS STILL, (BE THE PRAYER )
BRING FORTH THE SUN WHEN THE DAY BEGINS TO BLOOM, (BE THE PRAYER )
DISCERN THIS PLACE AND KNOW ITS ALWAYS OPEN TO FRIENDS LIKE YOU
FOR IT WAS BUILD BY A CARPENTER, WHO TOILED WITH LOVE AND DEED
YOU ARE AMONG FRIENDS HERE AND EVERY PRAYER YOU UTTER FROM
YOUR LIPS IS HEARD . LIKE THE SOUND OF RUSHING WATER IT REACHES
FAR BEYOND TIME AND SPACE. WITH DEEP TRUST-WORTH CONSENT,
EVERY PRAYER IS ANSWERED IN GOOD TIME. (BREATHE)
BRING FORTH THE MOON WHEN THE NIGHT BLESSES , (BE THE PRAYER )
BRING FORTH THE LIGHT WHEN THE DAY BLESSES, (BE THE PRAYER )
YOU ARE AWAKENED BY THE SOFT AROMA OF SWEET SCENTED FLOWERS
YOU SIFT THROUGH THE WIND PETALS STREWN LIKE AN OPEN FLOWER.
Powerful.
It’s like a contemplative meditation on Lectio Divina.
The Celts believed that there are places in nature where the veil to God is at its thinnest.
And there they’d pray, meditate, build a church community.
Another meditative piece with lovely imagery. Enjoyed your thoughts. "The soft aroma of sweet scented flowers" is something you never get tired of. Well done. Regards… rlc
When two men hit the reset button and decide to go out looking for the good in the world, they not only find it but also a lot more.
P.S. The title is listed on Amazon under Look for Something Good by Robert Drews (not by Robert H. Drews)
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It’s like a contemplative meditation on Lectio Divina.
The Celts believed that there are places in nature where the veil to God is at its thinnest.
And there they’d pray, meditate, build a church community.
This poem leaves me pondering on such places.
Ron