A fish cannot drown in water, A bird does not fall in air. In the fire of creation, God doesn’t vanish: The fire brightens. Each creature God made Must live in its own true nature; How could I resist my nature, That lives for oneness in God?

Some blind men stumble across an elephant. Each tries to describe the elephant by touching it. One feels its trunk and proclaims the elephant to be solid and wide. Another feels its tail and describes it as thin and spindly. A third pats its ears and assumes it is flat and floppy. A fourth touches [...]

These are the Lyrics to “Heaven” – a song by Brett Dennen   Beyond the rules of religion The cloth of conviction Above all the competition Where fact and fiction meet   There’s no color lines cast or classes There’s no fooling the masses Whatever faith you practice Whatever you believe   Oh, Heaven, Heaven [...]

The Fifth Blind Man Everyone remembers the parable of the four blind men and the elephant.  Each approached the beast from a different direction and conclude that it was a wall, leaf, tree or snake, depending on whether the elephant’s side, ear, leg or trunk was touched.  Extending the parable to making the symbol of [...]

Homecoming by Linda Reuther   And the Great Mother said: Come my child and give me all that you are. I am not afraid of your strength and darkness, of your fear and pain. Give me your tears.  They will be my rushing rivers and roaring oceans. Give me your rage.  It will erupt into [...]

Try to remember what it was like before you came here When every day was blissfully before you Full of love and surprises Stop your labors and return to the Garden for a day Come and be with me Let me love you and remind you that You are Mine Let me hold you Encourage [...]

From a Meditation by Richard Rohr – Palm Sunday, March 24, 2013: Richard of Saint Victor, who died in 1173, once said, “For God to be good, God can be one.  For God to be loving, God has to be two because love is always a relationship. ”  But his breakthrough was saying that “For [...]