William Reed
"The Cross"
Posted May 15, 2012 by William Reed in Meditations
“The Cross”

The Cross is the most bearing of gifts,
The Christ Lord Jesus Son of God amidst.
The Cross is the most prevalent of things,
The life and the sovereignty the Lord brings.

The Cross is more than a piece of wood,
The place where our savior was misunderstood.
The Cross brings relevance 2000 years later,
To you, to me because of our c... read more
Brother Ken
About six years ago, when I was going through the darkest time of my life, my loving older sister graced me with a healing book, "Ten Poems to Set You Free" by Roger Housden. It was the following poem that touched me most deeply.

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The Layers
by Stanley Kunitz

I have walked through many lives,
some of them my own,
and I am n... read more
William Reed
"Gods' Cradle"
Posted May 15, 2012 by William Reed in Meditations
“God’s Cradle”

While you were out today
God sent me some news,
He said that your heart was suffering
And in need of His point of view.

He asked me to support you
In this time of need,
He said that you needed love
But you failed to take His heed.

So while you were out
I thought I would take the time,
To show you God’s cradle
The one from the grea... read more
Henry Robert Kimball
To meditate is to reflect,think, or consider, ponder on someTHING.
Taking time to be still and 'let go' of all thought is valuable as an exercise in material awareness and practicing listening to material nature for ones own satisfaction. Simply it is calming the mind body for ones own benefit. BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.
This practice is not medi... read more
Julian Colgan
"One who neither grasps pleasure or grief,
who neither laments nor desires, and who renounces
both auspicious and inauspicious things, is very dear to Me."
Krishna 12:17

Watching the wheel of pleasure incessantly turn,
the soul, in its dignity, stands back from a distance,
remaining silent; knowing that pleasure cannot harm it.

Having gone throu... read more
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