Present to the Journey
I read In my morning meditation That stress is Wanting things To be different From where they are now. So many things Are different From...
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All the Wonders
betharichardson
Sep 24, 20161 min read
Color
The scientists say We are more alike Than we are different Our genetic code Shows that we all Have the same mother From whom we have...
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betharichardson
Aug 28, 20161 min read
I Come to the Water
I come to the water, Broken, Depleted, Full of sadness. By the shore, I set my burdens down And paddle away Into the still beauty of the...
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betharichardson
Aug 22, 20161 min read
Hope
Hope to the desolate, Comfort to those who mourn, Presence to the lonely, the despairing. This new day, Let us be your hands, Your words,...
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betharichardson
Apr 16, 20161 min read
Bless These Hearts
Bless these hearts So tender and fragile, So easily broken, Bruised, torn. Bless these hearts That beat in compassion and hurt, In love...
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betharichardson
Apr 14, 20161 min read
A Clematis Love Story
For ten years I had broadcast love To the purple clematis Climbing the mailbox At Ace, the bird dog's house. I watched for it to sprout,...
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betharichardson
Apr 4, 20161 min read
Birthday Reflections
What is this age thing? Numbers signifying time. Judgments from society, from my "committee" About the meaning of each new year?...
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betharichardson
Feb 6, 20161 min read
Morning Prayer
Christ, as a light illumine and guide me. Christ, as a shield overshadow me. Christ under me; Christ over me; Christ beside me on my left...
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betharichardson
Jan 23, 20161 min read
The Least of Creatures
I sit at the kitchen table, work, And watch the birds. I take a break and snap a picture. The snow has come And the birds have nothing to...
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betharichardson
Aug 12, 20151 min read
To This Day
Oh, morning, we greet you with open arms, with open eyes and ears and hearts. Oh, morning, we welcome you, and all that may come, all we...
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betharichardson
May 6, 20151 min read
This Day
Let this day be your day. Let your Spirit be in my spirit, Your words in my mouth, Your love in my heart. Let me be your hands, Your...
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betharichardson
Feb 14, 20151 min read
Break Forth, Light
Break forth, light, Into the darkness, Into the hatred, Into the fear. Break forth, light, Into the sadness, Into the grief, Into the...
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betharichardson
Sep 14, 20141 min read
Jack's Bless to Me Prayer
Bless to me this chair This strong and safe chair Under which I hide At the doctor's office. Bless to me this chair And its durable seat...
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betharichardson
Aug 5, 20141 min read
Christ Be in This Place
Christ before us. Christ behind us. Christ beside us. Christ within us. O, Christ, be in this place.
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betharichardson
Aug 4, 20141 min read
Prayer for Those Who Are Traveling
The Pilgrim’s Aiding By Mary McDonald God be with you in every pass, Jesus be with you on every hill, Spirit be with you on every stream,...
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betharichardson
Feb 26, 20141 min read
Sitting with an Aging Pet
For Spec You still chase bunnies in your sleep Tracking, barking, leaping Master of the back yard You still jump in the air when it's...
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