Daily Signet

I am holy ground. 
And in this ground, my grave and my garden.
Where I must die to all I have acquired.
That I might open up into all that I am.
Here and beyond time,
I am, Hear me, Here I am, 
That I might open up into all that I am.  
That in my emptiness I might embrace the All 
in its wholeness, the holiness of this place, 
the immensity of a family, 
the potential of a work, 
to the crescendo of community 
as it gives voice to the beloving, 
to the God beyond the God.  
I have heard the voice of fire 
that spoke from the burning bush 
and called me out of my comfort 
and prompts me to remove my shoes.
Here and beyond time,
I am, Hear me, Here I am,
that I might open up and embrace all that is around me
with all that I AM. Here I am.

Benjamin Martin

On This Day…

Shinto Ohari: grand purification feast when people are cleansed to provide relief from their sins

Czeslaw Milosz born 1911 in Lithuania, died 2004: poet, writer, translator, diplomat and Nobel Prize recipient
Works: The World and many poetry and prose collections
Quotes: “The voice of passion is better than the voice of reason. The passionless cannot change history.” “It is impossible to communicate to people who have not experienced the undefinable menace of total rationalism.” “What is poetry which does not save nations or people?”