Daily Signet

Roots reaching deep into the earth, we suck life greedily. 
We are of the earth, we are earth.
Buffeted by wind, watered by storms, we face nature greedily.
We are shaped by nature. We are nature.
Leaves stretching high into heaven, we suck light greedily. 
We are of the heavens. We are heaven.

Anchored to earth, joined to heaven, potential flows through us greedily.
We bridge the gap. We connect the poles.

The thunderbolt of God’s Grace strikes searing scars.

Oh, God, How sweet the blessing of life and death.                            

Ben Leichtling

On This Day…

Elizabeth Goudge born 1900 in Wells, England, died 1984: novelist.
Works: The Little White Horse, The Scent of Water, the trilogy of the Eliot family
Quotes:  “Butterflies…not quite birds as they were not quite flowers, mysterious and fascinating as are all indeterminate creatures.” “Faith given back to us after a night of doubt is a stronger thing, and far more valuable to us than faith that has never been tested.” “Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.”