All the Wonders

Wondering what the sunrise will bring. A hint of pink And then, gone. Oh, so you will tease me This day. From the kitchen window I see a...

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...

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...

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,...

Bless these hearts So tender and fragile, So easily broken, Bruised, torn. Bless these hearts That beat in compassion and hurt, In love...

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,...

What is this age thing? Numbers signifying time. Judgments from society, from my "committee" About the meaning of each new year?...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Break forth, light, Into the darkness, Into the hatred, Into the fear. Break forth, light, Into the sadness, Into the grief, Into the...

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...

Christ before us. Christ behind us. Christ beside us. Christ within us. O, Christ, be in this place.

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,...

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...