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- Spirit's Arrival -
Our Creator is coming to us
from
the distant shore
on the wings of the Spirit
straight into an open heart –
Stay awake as the dawn rises from morning's
mist,
open to the new day arriving on the winds –
Across the shoals of denials,
to the shores of heart's longings –
The Ever Present Love of the God of everyone
is already in flight – hoping for locked
hearts
to be vulnerable to Love's desires.
Bill Lagerstrom, July 2012
Bill Lagerstrom, July 2012
I would like to suggest that you enlarge the photo above and listen to the following song by Mavis Staples which is a message from our higher power be it God, Jesus or the Buddha.
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Finally I was able to see an orthopedic surgeon here in Bangor and a date for surgery has been set for July 31st. Two nerves will be relocated to relieve the stress that has been causing all the pain. I will not be able to type for awhile post surgery but I will try to have several posts ready beforehand.
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Listen to this song, also by Mavis Staples, about entering a door and how to go about doing just that. If you can stay in your seat and not get up and dance with your computer - let me know and we will send you the award for un-necessary self control. Be warned no one has won the prize yet. Mavis Staples is one of the great Gospel voices of the last fifty years - a true national treasure.
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A Door
The other side of the door
- Home –
Don't sit with the strays
at the Beloved's door !
That door is always open.
There is no gatekeeper, no
butler to answer your cries of,
"Let me in ! Let me
in !"
One day, one minute, one
second,
You may go in – you may
not-
One follows Love, or they
don't –
All you know, is a lonely
longing.
God is wise, especially
sly, and persistent,
Sending Angels to
kitchen's door with fans –
Floating the rich smells
of Real Food
To all who wander outside
in the streets of denial.
Some test this welcoming
house,
Putting one foot in the
door and quickly stepping back.
They know instinctively
that to enter fully with both feet
Removes forever all
options for retreat.
Once in this house of All
Joy and Wondrous Offerings,
Feet can only move to
Another's Voice,
Calling the newcomer to
the Kitchen's Table –
Where Love's Beginning's
await the hungry soul.
Bill Lagerstrom
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This week's humor: The new way of learning the alphabet. No longer "A" is for the fruit apple, etc
Peace, Bill Lagerstrom
