On this quiet summer morning, I arise to find the airwaves clamouring with the sound of Tweets. As news of war and rumours of war penetrates my consciousness and awaken me to the surreal clamouring of madmen who hold the power of life and death in the grasp of their tiny hands, it is so very tempting to give in to the cynicism of the talking heads.
When you live in nature, in the scent of flowers, in the blessed light of the day and the sweet dew of the morning, you don't have questions, you simply live and joy together with them. Your heart opens, you cry, cry, and your eyes are wet with dew. This is how this song was born, when your body, mind, and soul opens, God steps next to you in an unguarded moment, and pours her treasures into you.
From the Seasoned Celebration collection
1. The fragrance of Spring lies not in judgement's intervention but in love's nurturing of the interior goodness. 2. Spring is not so much a moment as a movement, a manifestation of the sometimes hidden but always present life-force of God.
This hauntingly beautiful Hungarian folk song has enchanted many a musician. Across the world you can hear it sung in wildly different styles, always adapted for the region of the singer. Here is beautiful 3 part harmony version, sung in the traditional Hungarian style by my women's trio Wild Honey.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
“I GREET THAT OF THE COSMOS WITHIN YOU”
Grandmother Tree & The Feathered Serpent Live @ Byron Bay May 2014. Deya Dova ended her euphoric dance floor set with this sublime track. An onsite live recording at Mt.Warning / Wulambiny Momoli / Yar-Birrain - a sacred site on the East Coast of Australia.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Practice noticing what is humorous and on reflection you will be able to fill your life with laughter.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
THEME The path to destruction and the path to new life.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
The unthankful get the misery which they have brought upon themselves Nothing liberates the human mind as much as a thankful spirit.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
The establishment of justice and peace, inclusiveness and awareness may seem an impossible dream, but it is only those who are motivated by such a vision who are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to create a better world.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
Peace of mind does not come through struggling to stop thinking, but through focusing the mind on some particular thought or object, and especially on the rhythm of our breathing.
From the Celebrating Mystery collection
1. The earth may be our mother but we can be her mid¬wife or her funeral director. 2. Nature is a web of interdependency not a series of separate hierarchical layers.
From the Boundless Life collection
Beyond the rain the sun, Beyond the tears the fun, Within the silence the One.
From the Boundless Life collection
May the fire in us nurture the Earth and not consume its life. May the fire in us consume our greed and save this sacred Earth.
From the Boundless Life collection
Holy is my birth and sacred is my mother.
From the Boundless Life collection
Leader: Creator God to you we pray; - All: Help us hear your children's cry. Leader: Most joyful God to you we pray; ‑ All: Help us share your children's joy.
From the Boundless Life collection
We give thanks for the plants, Give thanks for the creatures Whose flesh supplies this meal.
From the Boundless Life collection
In silence now we join to pray Listening to the God within. May rich discernment shape our prayers As we learn from cosmic laws.
From the Festive Worship collection
The events of Holy Week reveal the complexity of human nature - of how loyalty and treachery, callousness and tenderness can live side by side in people's hearts.
From the Boundless Life collection
I am dancer, I am free, I am see-er and I see, I am mystery, I am me.
From the Festive Worship Collection
Theme: Dreamtime Reality -- Season of Hope Thoughts for Reflection To travel hopefully is the mark of a pilgrim. To believe one has arrived is the mark of the insecure.
From the Boundless Life collection
May the food that we eat And the friends that we share Give us strength for spreading True justice and peace.
From the Boundless Life collection
What can the prophet Jesus teach us? Where shall the mystic Christ lead us? His Way is wonder, the path compassion, And through letting go we shall find life.
All night I lay on my bed I sought him whom my soul loves. I sought him but did not find him.
From the Boundless Life collection
In creating space for each other We enhance our personal space And spread a God-like grace.
We are here to praise and enjoy God with body and soul, mind and heart, with song and word, with hands and feet. We are here to give because of the abundance God has given us, to share with each other, and to receive, because God has created us to depend on each other. We are here to celebrate the differences that otherwise might divide us: differences of age, of body, of culture, of opinion, of ability, of religious conviction. We are here to put things in perspective: to celebrate what matters, to laugh about things we take too seriously, to cry about things that truly touch our hearts. So may it be this morning: Amen!
From the Boundless Life collection
Forgiveness is our most precious gift, The most Christ-like blessing we can share.
We are one with the creatures, One with the plants, One with the life of Earth.