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Yours Always
Poems From The Porch This situation in which you find yourself right now is gift. Unwrap it gratefully and savor it. Enjoy the process of...
Rev. Ani
May 28, 20212 min read
Ticket to Ride
Poems From The Porch Today I am sitting on my porch looking out upon the fecund beauty of daisies smiling, fire lilies blazing, and a...
Rev. Ani
May 27, 20212 min read
Unconditional Approval
Poems From The Porch To be quiet enough to hear your soul humming, To be still enough to notice the rise and fall of your breath, To be...
Rev. Ani
May 26, 20211 min read
Revelation in Light
Poems From The Porch To approach each being as a candle that reveals their beauty, tenderly keeping their mistakes hidden in the shadows;...
Rev. Ani
May 25, 20211 min read
The Promise of the Sun
Poems From The Porch The hummingbird stills comes to the feeder when it is storming, even though the wind makes the flight seem daunting....
Rev. Ani
May 11, 20212 min read
Devoid of Longing
Poems From The Porch photo by Ricky Rew on Unsplash.com Sitting with the steadfastness of the vine-draped oaks, there is a stillness in...
Rev. Ani
May 10, 20211 min read
What Do You Get To Do Today?
Poems From The Porch I thought there was a problem, my head making up stories about how life is hard. Then my heart woke me up, and I saw...
Rev. Ani
May 7, 20211 min read
Open the Eyes of my Heart
(for Marie) Poems From The Porch Daisies dancing in the rain. Chimes ringing out their blessings. Balm of Love healing my sorrow. To rest...
Rev. Ani
May 2, 20212 min read
Judging Holiness
Poems From The Porch Change the perspective that is stressing you out. There is no problem, except that your thinking has created it. See...
Rev. Ani
Apr 29, 20212 min read
Your Shell
Poems From The Porch Two ducks waddling in the field Steady progress to what destination? Now off they fly. Bird sounds filling the air...
Rev. Ani
Apr 28, 20211 min read
Birthing
Poems From The Porch Expectant plants, waiting to bloom, are basking in the sun’s incubation. My heart, full of hope, is open to receive,...
Rev. Ani
Apr 25, 20211 min read
Us
Poems From The Porch Coffee prayer in the morning, front porch or side? How to choose when every detail of the earth is so enchanting?...
Rev. Ani
Apr 24, 20212 min read
Patches of Radiance
Poems From The Porch photo by Julietta Watson on Unsplash.com White clover blossoms blanketing the grass are reaching out to touch the...
Rev. Ani
Apr 23, 20211 min read
A Blessed Sacrament
Poems From The Porch photo by Chris Ensminger on Unsplash.com What a joy it is to watch the duck pair fly from tree to tree, enjoying...
Rev. Ani
Apr 22, 20212 min read
Ode to Simplicity
Poems From The Porch photo by Ksenia Ksenia on Unsplash.com I don’t want to wear a name tag anymore announcing who I am, as if there is...
Rev. Ani
Apr 21, 20212 min read
The Invitation
Poems From The Porch photo by Helena Munoz on Unsplash.com Shiny, wet cast iron fronds receive the droplets from the overhang with...
Rev. Ani
Apr 20, 20212 min read
My Grace-Filled Life
Poems From The Porch To be enveloped by such fresh coolness, To hear the chimes respond to the loving caress of the breeze, To notice the...
Rev. Ani
Apr 19, 20211 min read
So Many Reasons
Poems From The Porch Don’t forget to walk barefoot in the grass after a good, soaking rain, or to listen to the coo of the dove and the...
Rev. Ani
Apr 18, 20211 min read
The Cosmic Cascade
Poems From The Porch photo by Scott Osborn on Unsplash.com Each ripple of the rain drop affects the whole of the puddle, appears, then is...
Rev. Ani
Apr 17, 20212 min read
The Integration of Water
Poems From The Porch It is only when the pine bark is soaked that the lichen glows sage, in contrast. The world is wet and full today,...
Rev. Ani
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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