"And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.'" – Luke 2:10 (ESV) Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us; let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Life'
Come.
December 25, 2011
1,095 days feel like a breath.
September 20, 2011
But I had hardly seen a thing Until I gave that golden ring To the one who gave her heart to me And I became a world traveler That’s the day I hit the road I walked the hills of the human soul Of a tender girl I’m a world traveler She opened the gate [...]
Georg Trakl – Music in the Mirabell
August 18, 2011
Picked up a beautiful book of poems by Georg Trakl today. Highly recommended. Music in the Mirabell A fountain sings. Clouds, white and tender, Are set in the clear blueness Engrossed, silent people walk At evening through the ancient garden. Ancestral marble has grown grey. A flight of birds seeks far horizons. A faun with [...]
Wild Geese
July 19, 2011
A beautiful poem by Mary Oliver. Wild Geese by Mary Oliver You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, [...]
John Mark McMillan – How He Loves: A Song Story.
May 20, 2010
A month or so ago I ran across a song by John Mark McMillan, listened to it, and loved what I heard. Anyway, one of the songs off his last record is called “How He Loves.” John actually breaks down while singing the song at the end of the recording. It’s very beautiful; give it [...]
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