The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
A busy and wonderful vacation comes to a close
Safely at home in front of the fireplace
A long afternoon and evening of traveling
Now a time to simply Be Still
Thank you for this wonderful opportunity
Now as my eyelids grow heavy
I lift this humble prayer to you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
“Wisdom is a mystical gift that requires cultivation through deep listening, prayer, and intention. . . . Holy Wisdom arises from the heart and becomes inspired understanding through grace.”
— Sybil Dana Reynolds, The Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine – An Online Self-Study Retreat
The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
Thank you Lord for the blessings of this day
Thank you Lord for the wonder of this evening
For friends, for fellowship, for family, we thank you
Now as my eyelids grow heavy
I lift this humble prayer to you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
For each dear reader, I thank you, for walking this journey with me ❤️😉
“There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, my happiness depend: to discover myself in discovering God. If I find Him I will find myself and if I find my true self I will find Him.”
~ Thomas Merton,
January 31, 1915, France – December 10, 1968, Thailand
The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
As another day draws to a close
Thank you for times of fellowship, sharing, and laughter
As I ponder the beauty of your creation
Thank you for this sacred time
Thank you for the opportunity to Be Still
Refresh and renew us, Lord
Let your Spirit blow in our midst
Let your Spirit guide us and challenge us
In the midst of it all, hear this humble prayer
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
“Embracing the darkness . . . does not mean carrying a light into the dark, it means walking right into the darkness and exploring its landscape so that our other senses become heightened and attuned to the sound of seeds jostling deep beneath the black soil, to hear the slow in and out breath of animals in hibernation, to feel our own heartbeats and the heartbeats of those we love, to experience the pulsing of womb sounds within us just before the water gets ready to break.”
— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD Sacred Seasons: A Yearlong Journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year – A Self-Study Online Retreat
The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
It has been a wonderful Lord’s day
A time of worship
A time of fellowship
A time to be with very dear friends
A time of stories and prayers
A time of reflection and fellowship
Most of all, a time of Love
Now as my eyelids grow heavy
I lift this humble prayer to you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
“May the sounds of Advent stir a longing in your people, O God. Come again to set us free from the dullness of routine and the poverty of our imaginations. Break the patterns which bind us to small commitments and to the stale answers we have given to questions of no importance. Let the Advent trumpet blow, let the walls of our defenses crumble, and make a place in our lives for the freshness of your love, well-lived in the Spirit, and still given to all who know their need and dare receive it. Amen” — Howard Thurman — The Mood of Christmas
The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
It has been a wonderful day with dear friends
It has been a time of laughter
It has been a time of reflection
It has been a time to share meals together
It has been a time to simply Be Still
Thank you Lord for this time of reflection
Thank you Lord for this time of refreshment
Thank you, Lord, thank you
Now as my eyelids grow heavy
I lift this humble prayer to you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
Wisdom from Jake Owensby! We have prescribed burns in the Rockies too…
Driving home one late afternoon I was puzzled to see what I took to be an enormous wall of cumulus clouds stretching across the horizon in the direction of my house. The forecast had called for clear skies all day.
— Read on jakeowensby.com/2019/12/06/a-prescribed-burn/
