Updated on October 9, 2020
Poem for the 18th Sunday after Trinity
Earth’s crammed with heaven,
And every common bush afire with God;
But only he who sees, takes off his shoes —
The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries,
And daub their natural faces unaware…….
Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806-1861
extract from “Aurora Leigh”
On October 4th we remembered St Francis of Assisi. He had a real gift for seeing that we are related to every aspect of creation – the moon, the stars, the sun the wind – all are our brothers and sisters.
Enjoy the hymn All creatures of our God and King, which isbased on St Francis’ Canticle of Creation
Pray for a reawakening of your senses; for the eyes of your heart to be opened.
Pray to see each encounter, each person, each blade of grass, each bush, as having the potential to reveal the glory of God.
When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the Lord is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” Gen 28:16
Tina Lamb
Lissy, Tina – thank you.
I only heard this stanza from Browning’s poem this week in another retreat and interestingly, I’ve been able to share it on 2 other occasions. That must be something going on in the Spiritual realm, me thinks.
God is so keen for us to join Him in His story, in His adventure. And it is so much more exciting and fulfilling than the one we choose, isn’t it? May I choose to take notice today of all that is around me.
Thank you for blessing us once again.
Grace and peace,
Ian
I love this Ian, what a gift! Thank you for sharing this with us. Yes indeed, may our eyes be open to the myriad blessings that are present in each moment. Thanks again for joining us! Lissy