Daily Signet
Stars are sublime, as God is,
where matter and spirit touch,
where earth and holy intersect
Homo faber...homo poetus... homo sublime.
Out of our hunger for you—
our desire to be sustenance for your love
through the mixing of your grace
with the offering of our ashes
the consummation of Creator God
with human creation.
We celebrate all epiphanies and manifestations of you,
oh God, through all...
Glory be your name and your many faces.
From the Mystery of God Service
St. Monodora and her sisters, St. Metrodora and St. Nymphodora (so J.K. Rowling did not make that name up after all!): 4C orphans martyred by Roman emperor Diocletian
Hilda Doolittle (“H.D.”) born 1886 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: poet, died 1961
Quotes: “Dance until the earth dances.” “Consider the birds, be wise as serpents.” “Ah, love is bitter and sweet, but which is more sweet – the bitterness or the sweetness, none has spoken it.”
Mary Oliver born 1935 in Ohio: Pulitzer Prize poet
Works: Dog Songs, Long Life, Thirst
Quotes: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” “Instructions for living a life: Pay Attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” “I simply do not distinguish between work and play.”