| Here is the poem again and this link will send you to a set of UU friendly Lectio Divina Instructions created by my friend Adam, a philosophy professor.
The Peace of Wild Things
by Wendell BerryWhen despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
What shimmered for me? What my life and my children’s lives may be.
For a moment, I was with my nieces and nephews with such an open heart of love and concern. And then with the children of this congregation. A smile was in my spirit as we shared a “wild rumpus party” with them Sunday morning. It does take a village. Also in my spirit was and is the commitment to make this world a better place—not just for me but for our children.
Thanks to our Director of Religious Exploration, Loren, all of our children, teachers and volunteers, and each one of you, as we go forward in these times as a progressive religious voice. May all beings be blessed. |
