What a beautiful sunrise this morning. I truly believe that our deepest call in these times is gratitude. I found this quote by Richard Rohr to be illuminating. And who can resist a Mary Oliver poem? I leave you with both.
"God does not directly destroy evil, the way our heroic and dualistic minds would like to imagine. God is much wiser, wastes nothing, and includes everything. The God of the Bible is best known for transmuting and transforming our very evils into our own more perfect good. God uses our sins in our own favor! God brings us - through failure - from unconsciousness to ever deeper consciousness and conscience. How could that not be good news for just about everybody?"
Richard Rohr, Breathing Under Water
Earth and heaven both are still watching
though time is draining from the clock
and your walk, that was confident and quick,
has become slow.
So, be slow if you must, but let
the heart still play its true part.
Love still as once you loved, deeply
and without patience. Let God and the world
know you are grateful.
That the gift has been given.
~ Mary Oliver, First Sip
image: San Leandro, May 2023
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