This week we remembered those who have died. My Dad died last August. I remembered Dad on Saturday and Sunday when we planted our vegetable garden. My folks were big time gardeners. We had HUGE vegetable gardens when I was growing up. And now I know why.
This is only our second year of growing food. Our garden is probably 6' x 12'. We planted sweet corn, potatoes, peas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes and yellow bell peppers. How fun! But really our garden will hardly sustain us or provide all the corn, potatoes, peas, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes or peppers we will consume in the next year. I'm glad for the experience it gives us all. Growing food awakens us to our connection to the earth - that is very good.
I remember, Dad, your love of growing things. And I thank you for it.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Release
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Whatever Thing by Christena Graves
Whatever thing that I have carried in this place
That will keep me from you, I will lay it at your feet
Whatever burden I have carried for so long
That will keep me from seeing you, I will lay it down right now
All of the things that are cluttering my mind
I will push them far from here, And listen for your voice
All of the pain that I am carrying inside, I will hand it to you
You will take it, set me free, I will fly
I need to hear you speak to me, And I want to feel you in this place
You long to take me in your arms of love,
So take me in your arms of love
Peter and I have decided that May 27th will be our last Sunday at Abbey Way Covenant Church. We did not release that information to the church until this morning so yesterday was a day of sadness and tension for me.
During our worship we sang the above song. I found myself reading it again many times. It became a prayer of release for myself and for Abbey Way.
I am still drawn with the deep stuff of my heart toward Benedictine values and practices. I long to build relational, earthy, cooperative, new-monastic community! Aaargh! Following one's heart is such a risky business!
Whatever Thing by Christena Graves
Whatever thing that I have carried in this place
That will keep me from you, I will lay it at your feet
Whatever burden I have carried for so long
That will keep me from seeing you, I will lay it down right now
All of the things that are cluttering my mind
I will push them far from here, And listen for your voice
All of the pain that I am carrying inside, I will hand it to you
You will take it, set me free, I will fly
I need to hear you speak to me, And I want to feel you in this place
You long to take me in your arms of love,
So take me in your arms of love
Peter and I have decided that May 27th will be our last Sunday at Abbey Way Covenant Church. We did not release that information to the church until this morning so yesterday was a day of sadness and tension for me.
During our worship we sang the above song. I found myself reading it again many times. It became a prayer of release for myself and for Abbey Way.
I am still drawn with the deep stuff of my heart toward Benedictine values and practices. I long to build relational, earthy, cooperative, new-monastic community! Aaargh! Following one's heart is such a risky business!
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