Journal of Sacred Work

4 responses to “Days 172-174 – Open Forum”

1. 

   liz Wessel

   June 21, 2008

   Only as a child am I awake
   and able to trust
   that after every fear and every night
   I will behold you again.
   However often I get lost,
   however far my thinking strays,
   I know you will be here, right here,
   time trembling around you.
   To me it is as if I were at once
   infant, boy, man, and more.
   I feel that only as it circles
   is abundance found.
   I thank you, deep power
   that works me ever more lightly
   in ways I can’t make out.
   The day’s labor grows simple now,
   and like a holy face
   held in my dark hands.
   ~From Rilke’s Book of Hours
   Love Poems to God

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   ~liz Wessel

   June 22, 2008

   I am deeply grateful for the prayer intentions of others in Loving energy that ripples out into the universe exponentially. Prayer is a part of daily life for me and I find reciting the rosary each morning opens me to the tenderness of Mother Mary’s heart. I offer prayer intentions of unconditional Love for others, and a wish to let go the relationship with myself to become a vessel. Contemplative prayer in meditation continually awakens me to what is real. I have given up temptations to pray for God to change life according to my desires understanding there is little I can control. Instead, I seek to be aware of God’s presence in all and trust in the natural unfolding of living and of dying. I ask for the courage to face life’s realities and experience each day in acceptance and peace.

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   Karen York

   June 23, 2008

   It’s nice to have you back Liz. You have been missed and I hope that all is well with you and your family.

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   ~liz Wessel

   June 24, 2008

   Thank you Karen. I will be traveling home today and I look forward to returning to this caring circle of friends.
   Love,
   ~liz

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