Thursday, July 16, 2020

O Breath of Summer . . .


. . . Come! Come with your warm winds.
Breathe on all within us that resists growth.
Temper our desire to be in control.
Raise up some wildness in us.
O Come!

– Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr
Excerpted from The Circle of Life:
The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons

Sorin Books, 2005
p. 134










. . . O source of growth and light,
Come! Come encourage us to stretch toward light.
Warm us with your abiding presence.
Challenge our lethargic spirits.
Walk with us into the deep, green forests.
O Come!

– Joyce Rupp and Macrina Wiederkehr
Excerpted from The Circle of Life:
The Heart's Journey Through the Seasons

Sorin Books, 2005
p. 135




See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
On This Summer Solstice, A Proclamation of the Power of Fire
A Summer Solstice Reflection (2019)
Celebrating the Summer Solstice (2018)
Adnan Amidst Mississippi Reflections
Photo of the Day – Adnan in Morning Light
In Summer Light
Summer Blooms
Summer Boy
The Source Is Within You

Photography: Michael J. Bayly.


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