As the light of dawn awakens earth’s creatures

and stirs into song the birds of the morning

so may I be brought to life this day.

Rising to see the light

to hear the wind

to smell the fragrance of what grows from the ground

to taste its fruit

and touch its textures

so may my inner senses be awakened to you

so may my senses be awakened to you, O God.

Celtic Benediction

Photo and reflection by Denise P.

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Photos and captions by Jacob and Mieke K.

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Here is an amazement – once I was twenty years old and in every motion of my body there was a delicious ease, and in every motion of the green earth there was a hint of paradise, and now I am sixty years old, and it is the same.

Mary Oliver, The West Wind

Photos and reflection by Amy W.

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I am always in awe of the spectacle and beauty of sunrises and sunsets. Dark swirling clouds, pastels, brilliant pinks and oranges and lemon… each and every one is unique and fills me with a sense of joy and wonder!

Reflected glory

Sky on fire, soft pastels smile

There must be a God.

Photos, reflection and haiku by Nancy L.