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Friday, April 3, 2009

Moonlight and Roses

I think we have only missed going to the Moonlight and Roses event a couple of times - either because of the weather or we were out of town. If we are in town, we wouldn't dare miss it - for it is Great Fun! I know we will see folks tonight who have attended before - for like us, no one wants to miss this fun night.

If you have not been to a Moonlight and Roses night - tonight's your opportunity! There is great music and delicious food AND you see so many friends (and meet some new friends) - sharing conversation, laughter, and fun! Bring the kids. Set up your lawn chairs and blankets - tote your beverage. Food is provided. Hope to see you there!

These snapshots are from the 2008 Moonlight and Roses night.

each of us walks a solitary path

Thomas Merton writes that
"The contemplative has nothing to tell you except to reassure you and say that if you dare to penetrate your own silence and risk the sharing of that solitude with the lonely other who seeks God through you, then you will truly recover the light and the capacity to understand what is beyond words and beyond explanations because it is too close to be explained; it is the intimate union in the depths of your own heart, of God's spirit and your own secret inmost self...."

Thomas Merton

Life is this simple.
We are living in a world that is absolutely transparent
and God is shining through it all the time.
This is not just a fable or a nice story
It is true.
If we abandon ourselves to God
and forget ourselves,
we see it sometimes
and we see it maybe frequently.
God shows Godself everywhere,
In everything,
In people and in things and in nature and in events.
It becomes very obvious that God is everywhere and
in everything and we cannot be without God.
It is impossible.
The only thing is that we don't see it.

Seguin

Friday, April 3, 2009

Moonlight and Roses

Music (click 'mute' on the playlist if you don't wish to listen)

"tears well up from the heart" - Catherine of Siena