Down, down, down into the darkness of the graveGently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind;Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave.I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
03704 – Down, Down, Down
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03596 – Our Beautiful & Troubled World
As we move through this beautiful and troubled world, may we vow to be a beacon of peace, a fearless carrier of respect and lovingkindness for all life, a teller of truth, a voice for justice, a protector of those who are vulnerable or targeted. May the power of...
03424 – Midwives of Hope
God is always waiting to be born. And so it is. The magic of Christmas is the magic of our rebirthing God into the world for the sake of peace and goodwill to all creation. Divine birth is both painful and beautiful, as all births are. But this is our part in the...
03351 – Nobody Noticed?
When you do something noble and beautiful and nobody noticed, do not be sad. For the sun every morning is a beautiful spectacle and yet most of the audience still sleeps.
03335 – One Earthly Life is All We Get
One life on this earth is all that we get, whether it is enough or not enough, and the obvious conclusion would seem to be that at the very least we are fools if we do not live it as fully and bravely and beautifully as we can.
03203 – Love Like No Other
From his hospital bed this morning (one-day stay for a minor procedure), Dad asked me to please help him with flowers and a cake for Mom’s birthday. She is turning 75 this weekend. Once at the store, I had to send multiple pictures of options to him before he was...
03051 – Nothing More Beautiful
There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.
02571 – Make More Music!
This will be our reply to violence: To make music more intensely, More beautifully,More devotedly than ever before.
02545 – Read Top Down, Then Bottom Up
I'm very uglySo don't try to convince me thatI am a very beautiful personBecause at the end of the dayI hate myself in every single wayAnd I'm not going to lie to myself by sayingThere is beauty inside of me that mattersSo rest assured I will remind myselfThat I am a...
02471 – Motherly Love
I believe in the love of mothers. It is stronger than steel and softer than down. It closes wounds and melts disappointments. But I believe that this love, even at its best, is only a shadow of the love of God. The most beautiful sight in the world is a mother who...