Daily Signet

By grace we are here, may we clear the way for your grace. 
Here—the flower of a thousand graces;
in turn, it yields the seed of a thousand more graces. 
Here—a channel of a thousand tributaries;
in turn, the source of a thousand more rivers.
All we need, all we hope for is already in our Here. 
We need not look beyond the breath we breathe, 
the love we live, the endings we begin.                                   

From the Mystery of Grace and Love Service

On This Day…

Imbolc — Gaelic traditional festival marking the beginning of spring

St. Brigid: 6C Abbess of Kildaire, and one of Ireland’s three patron saints. She was granted land for a church and convent by the King of Leinster – as much as could be covered by her cloak. When thrown down, the cloak became enormous, and after the land had been granted, she picked the cloak up again and it returned to its original size. The church was then called Cill Dara, Church of the Oak.

Frederick Douglass born 1818 in Maryland, died 1895: social reformer, abolitionist, writer, statesman. Works: My Bondage and My Freedom, The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Escape from Slavery  
Quotes: “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”

Langston Hughes born 1902 in Joplin, Mo., died 1967: poet, writer, playwright and important leader in the Harlem Renaissance. Works: Black Nativity, Mule Bone, (plays) and A History of Harlem
Quotes: “What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?...or does it explode?” “Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.” “I have discovered in life that there are ways of getting almost anywhere you want to go, if you really want to go.”