Love that Gives Us Ourselves
Nourish beginnings, let us nourish beginnings.
Not all things are blest, but the
seeds of all things are blest.
The blessing is in the seed.
This moment, this seed, this wave of the sea, this look, this instant of love.
Years over wars and an imagining of peace. Or the expiation journey
toward peace which is many wishes flaming together,
fierce pure life, the many-living home.
Love that gives us ourselves, in the world known to all
new techniques for the healing of the wound,
and the unknown world. One life, or the faring stars.
- Elegy in Joy [excerpt], Muriel Rukeyser
God plants seeds in the garden of life and from the moment we spring from our seed, we are blessed.
From there, the choice lies with us.
With our one life, we make countless choices: some lead towards love and healing, and some towards sickness and death. Wars are fought in our daily lives, in our communities, and in faraway countries. We decide how we proceed and how we imagine peace.
But no matter what choices we make or have made, the Lord is with us. His steadfast love endures forever. He redeems us when we cry out to Him in our trouble. His love heals us and makes us known to ourselves and the world.
May we make Him known to the world for His wondrous works.
May we praise and give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.
Courtney Reynolds