Terrific poem, Melinda. Thanks for posting.
Andrea Andrea Reynes Animal Care Animal Journalist Http://Andrea-Reynes-2fpw.square space.com > On Nov 24, 2021, at 12:48 PM, melinda bruno-smith <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Happy Thanksgiving everyone! > > A poem by Jan Richardson. > > melinda & ralph smith > > > Blessing of Hope > > So may we know > the hope > that is not just > for someday > but for this day— > here, now, > in this moment > that opens to us: > > hope not made > of wishes > but of substance, > > hope made of sinew > and muscle > and bone, > > hope that has breath > and a beating heart, > > hope that will not > keep quiet > and be polite, > > hope that knows > how to holler > when it is called for, > > hope that knows > how to sing > when there seems > little cause, > > hope that raises us > from the dead— > > not someday > but this day, > every day, > again and > again and > again. > > —Jan Richardson > > from The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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