“Soften my heart,
O God of living waters,
that the shower of Scripture
I am about to read
may enrich the soil of my soul.
Rain down your wisdom
in sacred streams
to carry me like an upturned leaf
through the currents of this gray day.
Amen.”
Edward Hays
Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim
“She was illusive. She was today.
She was tomorrow.
She was the faintest scent of a cactus flower,
the flitting shadow of an elf owl.
We did not know what to make of her.
In our minds we tried to pin her to a corkboard
like a butterfly, but the pin merely went through
and away she flew.”
Jerry Spinelli about ‘Stargirl’
“Every day we are engaged in a miracle
which we don’t even recognize…
a blue sky…white clouds…green leaves.”
Thich Nhat Hanh
“Live your dreams and you nurture your spirit,
nurture your spirit and you dance your bliss,
dance your bliss and the world becomes a
celebration of authentic loving harmony.”
Micheal Teal
“Nature will bear the closest inspection.
She invites us to lay our eye level with
her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.”
Henry David Thoreau
“Life is full of beauty. Notice it.
Notice the bumble bee, the small child,
and the smiling faces.
Smell the rain, and feel the wind.
Live your life to the fullest potential,
and fight for your dreams.”
Ashley Smith
“Don’t underestimate the value of
doing nothing, of just going along,
listening to all the things you can’t hear,
and not bothering.”
Pooh’s Little Instruction Book
“The soul walks not upon a line;
neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself,
like a lotus of countless petals.”
Kahlil Gibran
“I know a place where the sun is like gold,
And the cherry blooms burst with snow,
And down underneath is the loveliest nook,
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.
One leaf is for hope, and one is for faith,
And one is for love, you know,
And God put another in for luck—
If you search, you will find where they grow.
But you must have hope, and you must have faith,
You must love and be strong – and so—
If you work, if you wait, you will find the place
Where the four-leaf clovers grow.”
Four-Leaf Clover
by Ella Higginson
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet
sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
Mark Twain
