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Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
—Mary Oliver
REFLECTIONS OF A PERSON OF FAITH
Your One Wild and Precious Life
reflections of a person of faith
quotes: religion
theology
spirituality
Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?
—Mary Oliver
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The Gate of the Year . . .
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: "Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown". And he replied: "Go...
Gwynith Young
Jun 6, 2023
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Shelter and Shadow
Once I found a brochure with some words in Irish: Ar scath a cheile a mhaireas na daoine. "It is in the shelter of each other that the...
Gwynith Young
Jun 2, 2023
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To be Human
To be human is to be in the imagination of God, and the imagination is the source of integrity as well as cracks.To be born is to be...
Gwynith Young
Jun 2, 2023
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The Glory of God . . .
The glory of God is the human being fully alive. Irenaeus
Gwynith Young
Jun 2, 2023
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. . . the Kindness and Spaciousness of Love
I have a habit that I sometimes practice and sometimes neglect, of twenty minutes of prayer in the morning time. It is often no more than...
Gwynith Young
Jun 2, 2023
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Irish Sense
God is good, but do not dance in a small boat. Irish proverb
Gwynith Young
May 29, 2023
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Feather . . .
I am a feather on the breath of God. Hildegarde of Bingen
Gwynith Young
May 25, 2023
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Longing
“Like billowing clouds, Like the incessant gurgle of the brook, The longing of the spirit can never be stilled.” Hildegard von Bingen
Gwynith Young
May 25, 2023
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Now, think . . .
“Glance at the sun. See the moon and the stars. Gaze at the beauty of the Earth's greenings. Now, think.” Hildegard von Bingen
Gwynith Young
May 25, 2023
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Presence
If I say Thy name, art Thou there? It may be so. Thou art not absent-minded, as I am. I am so much so I had to give up driving. You...
Gwynith Young
May 13, 2023
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Joseph in Exile
. . . this sullen place Is terra deserta, Joseph, this is Egypt. You have been here before, but long ago. The first time you were sold by...
Gwynith Young
Apr 19, 2023
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. . . a Genius of Good Sense
Jesus, as the Gospels witness, manifested Himself as a genius of good sense. A matchless freshness runs through everything He says and...
Gwynith Young
Apr 19, 2023
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Journey of Faith
Whatever your end may be, accept my amazement. May I stand until death forever at attention for any your least instruction or...
Gwynith Young
Apr 19, 2023
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A Damaged Man's Prayer for Self
Sole watchman of the flying stars, guard me against my flicker of impulse lust: teach me to see them as sisters and daughters. Sustain my...
Gwynith Young
Apr 16, 2023
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Rescue
You have come to my rescue again & again in my impassable, sometimes despairing years. You have allowed my brilliant friends to destroy...
Gwynith Young
Apr 11, 2023
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Master of beauty . . .
Master of beauty, craftsman of the snowflake, inimitable contriver, endower of Earth so gorgeous & different from the boring Moon, thank...
Gwynith Young
Apr 11, 2023
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Peace
Over every mountain-top Lies peace, In every tree-top You scarcely feel A breath of wind; The little birds are hushed in the wood. Wait,...
Gwynith Young
Apr 6, 2023
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