Openings … The Cousin

Greeting a cousin from the hill country,

She gave the news

that would change the world,

and her cousin knew why

and she blessed her.

“Blessed are you among women”

Gospel of Luke

Openings … The Death of Thomas Merton

Like electricity charging through my body,

I am awakened and alarmed,

Simultaneously,

This time it is beyond awareness.

It is the call to come home.

“While he was praying his face changed in appearance”

Gospel of Luke

Instant gratification or the desire for immediate pleasure

Meryl Streep in Postcards from the Edge

“I don’t have the patience for it”

Sadly sums up much of an earlier life

Let me now embrace humility and love and gain … everything.

“one’s life does not consist of possessions”

Gospel of Luke