Daily Signet

O Beloved Spirit,
Each moment of love—
the delightful surprise of a shared joke,
the compassionate exchange in response to a hurt,
the embrace of a knowing recognition. 

Each moment of learning—
the ah-ha of the insight,
the ecstasy of hearing it as if for the first time,
the connections made from such disparate sources. 

Each moment of seeing—
the snow-flocked trees offset by the blazing blue sky,
the dark, viscous night filled with stars from ages past,
the recognition of the unseen at work in everyday choices. 

Each moment of the generative life—
the fruitful, the bountiful, the amazing, the miraculous,
the loud enunciation of the impossible—
echoing through the very foundations of our lives. 

We swim in a sea of grace 
and are infused with a Spirit of love.
May we accept this grace-filled life.
May we accept this love-infused universe.
May we embrace this ceaseless generosity
and burn ever so brightly
through this moment of love,
this moment of learning,
this moment of seeing,
this moment of the generative life.
Amen.                                                         

Benjamin Martin

On This Day…

Christian Candelmas or Candelaria: candles are blessed and carried in procession in celebration of Jesus as the light of the world

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple

Anglican Presentation of Christ in the Temple: remembrance of the infant Jesus being consecrated in the temple.

Groundhog Day! Blessings on ye, Punxatawnee Phil!