All the Wonders

Today's practice for the Wilderness - staying in the present moment

Bless this day of ashes, this space, this pause. May we be open, May we be honest, May we be mindful. May we be patient, May we be quiet,...

For a new year, A new day, A new moment We give thanks. We yearn for Happiness and prosperity, Joy and love, All the while knowing That...

With gratitude for this day for this year for this life. May I be open to memories, good and bad, celebrating the things I have learned,...

Dear friends, I have nearly completed my first year of retirement. Highlights include a roadtrip to Oklahoma with my brother, Charlie;...

One week ago today, we picked you up from your birthplace. We met the humans who brought you into this world. We met your mom (Shannon),...

We drove east out of Nashville On a pilgrimage to pick up JJ. ("JJ," "Junior," "Jack, Jr.") As we traveled, A rainbow hung in the sky...

The chime sounded to begin an hour of silence. I started walking up the road, Trying to find silence in my churned-up monkey brain. Step,...

Get a copy from Amazon: Jack's Book of Blessings: Celtic Poems by a Scottie Dog When I was preparing for the release of Christ Beside...

Be here. Now. In this place. Breathe in presence. Breathe out distraction. Listen deeply to Others, Self, Spirit. This is Holy Ground.

Bless, O bless these wounds, God, the healer. Fresh wounds, still bleeding. Tender hearts, tender spirits. An innocent crossing the path...

Bless this day When light returns, Love astounds, Life prevails. Bless the grieving, The lonely, The hungry. Hope is reborn. Bless the...

Ashes and hearts. Hearts and ashes. The convergence of this day of Sacred and secular. As if we needed a reminder that To dust we will...

When you wake up in a fog, The clouds hiding the sun, Hiding the hope and the confidence You used to have. When the place you are...

I pulled this blessing out of my book. I'm needing it today on this anniversary of my dad's death. Bless all who mourn today. You sit in...

Harvest With grateful thanks We receive the bounty of this earth. Giver of plenty, You are the source of Plants and meat, Milk and herbs,...

You went out to walk your dog, A giant, beautiful puppy, Who wiggled in ways only puppies could. I called out to you,"Can I bless your...

Probably the most fun I've ever had at work ... Blessing the animals on St. Francis Day (October 4). We gathered on the lawn in front of...

Today is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi. In St. Francis' "Canticle of the Sun," he named all of creation as his siblings. We're...

For beauty, friendship, and hope. For justice, prophets, and healers. For eyes to see and hearts to love. For peace and wisdom and...