Clearing
by
Martha Postlewaite
Do
not try to save
the
whole world
or
do anything grandiose.
Instead,
create
a
clearing
in
the dense forest
of
your life
and
wait there
patiently,
until
the song
that
is your life
falls
into your own cupped hands
and
you recognize and greet it.
Only
then will you know
how
to give yourself
to
this world
so
worthy of rescue.
I'll have more to say about this in a week or so. The minister at All Souls Unitarian Church used it in a mailing as an introduction to his sermon this last Sunday. I couldn't wait to share it with those of you seeking perspective for the daunting new decade.
Never heard this before, Ron. It's very beautiful.
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