A Mother's Musing

You walked away from me and left a hole in my heart.
In filling it up, I hardly know where to start.
I thought we spoke the truth, one to the other,
As seemed to be the way between grown child and mother.
Now, you've turned away. Will you be returning?
A joyful reunion is that for which I'm yearning.
But, I fear that you'll want us to replace each other.
Have you decided that you don't want or need a mother?
I cannot ever be simply your peer group friend;
There have been too many paths I've followed to the end.
I've gained much wisdom on my journey that I'd like to share.
Please remember in your walk through life how much I still care.

Awaken Anew

Bring me your burdens;
They are not burdensome to me.
I will be a sponge for your sadness,
So you can arise and be.
My hope is for your tomorrow
To be fresh and clear as the dew,
A life of love in which you waken anew.

Offering Amends

A way to peace is offering amends,
Sometimes making enemies friends.
But to push oneself on another
Doesn't create a loving brother.
When we want unity there must be a path
Of common ground for relationships to last.
We must focus on the greater good
To get past the hurts on which we brood.
Sometimes relationships require a reset
For the needs of our community to be met.

Communion

When do we know what we really want,
Not only what doesn't work for me?
The most daunting thing in life
Is to be completely free.

To act as if we're islands,
Who have no responsibility
To anyone but ourselves,
To be what we want to be.

Who would care what we do,
Whether we fail or succeed?
Who would be there for us
When we have a need?

It is important to choose a family
Of those who share our goals;
This is what is meant by
The communion of our souls.

Ears to Hear and Hands to Hold

Can we hear the call as we sit in silence in our rooms,
Or do we only hear it in the clamoring of creation?
How do we discern whether the voice calling is true,
Or a lead to a lesser life than we are meant to live?

What is our meter of discernment for the voice of The Almighty;
Will an angel stop my folly, as was done for Abraham?
Some say the only way to perfection is never to do;
Dare I act without a guide for my faith and my feet?

Please give me patience that I may wait for your assignments;
Give me the humility to understand that I cannot act alone.
Give me guides that hear your voice in the clanging of creation,
And hands to hold as I begin anew this journey as your pure child.

Path to Paradise

Is all religion an effort to tame the savage beast that resides inside our souls? Can we ever become all that we are meant to be without tapping into our own inner divinity -- our own "image and likeness of God?"

Isn't the ability to make decisions on how much of our inner divinity we will cultivate and contribute to our earth that which makes us different from the rest of creation? How much more wonderful our world would be if every day we asked ourselves what we can do to increase the flow of the Divine Energy in and through our contacts with creation.

If we are following a path to the Wholeness of Divinity, the light draws us ever onward toward itself. Our lives become less about rules against actions and more about what promotes peace on the path to the fullness of our shared Divinity. All our actions that are off this path will give us a feeling of isolation, leading us to once again seek the unity with others walking the right way. Any that we have pushed off the path by our actions against them, we will seek to once more embrace and include in our walk in grace. Those who have pushed us, we will pray for while we continue our walk.

This eternal longing for unity with The Divine is the condition of all of creation, and can only be completed in the fullness of time. Meanwhile, we must keep our sights set on the divine duties of our own work and honoring the divine in the work and being of each other and all creation. This creates a continuum of the path to paradise "on earth as it is in heaven."

Easter Epiphany

It is Easter! Let us arise
And find our better selves
That inside us reside.
Let us throw off the greed
And the jealousy
And find the people
Which we're meant to be.
Let us live in the glow
Of Infinite Love
Uniting earth with
The grace from above.