The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry: - by Wendell Berry

When despair grows in me
and I wake in the middle of the night at the least sound
in fear of what life and my children's lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with folrethought
of grief.  I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting for their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.

Quote of the Day

C (@cartierobert) has shared a Tweet with you: "humanityhealing: I am not bound to win,but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I might have.A. Lincoln" --http://twitter.com/humanityhealing/status/85378833213161473

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I'll be at North Springs Station at 7:30am. 

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I think the beginning of this article says what I wanted to say.  I had a small ritual in my yard yesterday and thought about all these things.

Even if we do not hold to all the beliefs behind rituals and "holy" days, we can learn and grow from them.

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Why join a Community of Faith?

Today I joined UUMAN: Unitarian Universalist Metro Atlanta North.  I have been working on my beliefs for several years, but I felt the need to be part of a community that encourages Spiritual growth without enforcing doctrine on anyone.  It has been a joy to share in the services.  This verse from the closing hymn today puts it well:

We seek elusive answers to the questions of this life.
We seek to put an end to all the waste of human strife.
We search for truth, equality, and blessed peace of mind.
And then, we come together here to make sense of what we find. 
And we believe in the strength of love, and we have found a joy being together.
And in our search for peace,maybe we'll finally see: even to question, truly is an answer.