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"HOPE" IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS

"HOPE" IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS

"Hope" is the thing with feathers~

That perches in the soul~

And sings the tune without the words~

And never stops~at all~

And sweetest~in the Gale~is heard~

And sore must be the storm~

That could abash the little bird

That kept so many warm~

I've heard it in the chillest land~

And on the strangest Sea~

Yet, never, in Extremity,

It asked a crumb~of Me.…

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Added by melody on May 9, 2010 at 6:14pm — 2 Comments

Faith, and the Wind

Some time since, in the early spring, I was going out at my door when round the corner came a big blast of east wind-defiant and

pitiless, fierce and withering-sending a cloud of dust before it.

I was just taking the latchkey from the door as I said, half impatiently,

"I wish the wind would" -I was going to to say change, but the

word was checked, and the sentence was never finished.

As I went on my way, the incident became a parable to me.… Continue

Added by melody on May 4, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

THE WIND

WHO HAS SEE N the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.

Who has seen the wind?
Neither you nor I,
But when the trees bow down their heads,
The wind is passing by.

CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Dedicated to Beloved Sister and Beautiful Friend, Sue

Added by melody on April 30, 2010 at 8:00pm — 1 Comment

TENDING TWO SHOPS

Don't run around this world

looking for a hole to hide in.

Thee are wild beasts in every cave!

If you live with mice,

the cat claws will find you.

The only real rest comes

when you're alone with God.

Live in the nowhere that you came from,

even though you have an address here.

That's why you see things in two ways.

Sometimes you look at a person

and see a cynical snake.

Someone else… Continue

Added by melody on April 29, 2010 at 9:17am — No Comments

It is all that is made.

Also in this He showed me a little thing, the quantity of an hazelnut, in the palm of my hand; and it was as round as a ball. I looked thereupon with eye of my understanding, and thought: What may this be? And it was answered generally thus: It is all that is made. I marveled how it might last, for methought it might suddenly have fallen to naught for littleness. And I was answered in my understanding: It lasteth, and ever shall last for that God loveth it. And so All-thing hath the Being in… Continue

Added by melody on April 26, 2010 at 9:25am — No Comments

GOD WOULD KNEEL DOWN

I think God might be a little prejudiced.

For once He asked me to join Him on a walk

through this world,

and we gazed into every heart on this earth,

and I noticed He lingered a bit longer

before any face that was

weeping,

and before any eyes that were

laughing.

And sometimes when we passed

a soul in worship

God too would kneel

down.

I have come to learn: God

adores His…

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Added by melody on April 22, 2010 at 8:50pm — No Comments

Friendship

In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the old they are a comfort and aid in their weakness, and those in the prime of life, they incite to noble deeds.

ARISTOTLE.

Added by melody on April 19, 2010 at 5:53pm — No Comments

Prayer and Remembrance

Added by melody on April 16, 2010 at 8:32pm — No Comments

PATIENCE

Patience, hard thing! the hard thing but to pray,

But bid for, Patience is! Patience who asks

Wants war, wants wounds; weary his times, his tasks;

To do without, take tosses, and obey.

Rare patience roots in these, and, these away,

Nowhere. Naturla heart's ivy, Patience masks

Our ruins of wrecked past purpose. There she basks

Purple eyes and seas of liquid leaves all day.

We hear our hearts grate on themsleves: it kills

to bruise them dearer. Yet the… Continue

Added by melody on April 16, 2010 at 9:34am — No Comments

God Is My Partner

Thank you Paul Kaye for sharing love and a brighter side.

I love this.

www.godisyourpartner.org…

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Added by melody on April 15, 2010 at 4:00am — No Comments

The miracle of God--~--(GOD, your terms always)

" There is a promised land. A promised land is called such because it is
promised.

And when God promises, it is delivered.

The miracle of God is, it is already done as the Kingdom of God within
each one."

- John Morton
Spiritual Director
Institute for Individual and World Peace®
From the book, "You Are the Blessings: Meditations and Reflections on
Life, God and Us"
by John Morton, p. 91

Added by melody on March 21, 2010 at 7:24pm — No Comments

"He held His Peace

The day when Jesus stood alone

And felt the hearts of men like stone,

And knew He came but to atone-

That day "He held His peace."

They witnesses falsely to His word.

They bound Him with a cruel cord

And mockingly…

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Added by melody on March 18, 2010 at 8:30pm — 1 Comment

Hello, hello!!!

Added by melody on March 16, 2010 at 10:02pm — No Comments

Reaching Out: :) ~>

The loving nature will

attract those things of

a loving nature.…

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Added by melody on March 16, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

In small things your strength lives

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.

How does a lamp burn? Through the continuous input of small drops of oil. If the drops of oil run out, the light of the lamp will cease, and the bridegroom will say, "I do not know you" (Matthew 25:12).

My daughters, what are these drops of oil in our lamps? They are the small things of daily life: faithfulness, punctuality, small words of kindness, a thought… Continue

Added by melody on March 11, 2010 at 6:56am — No Comments

heaven letters

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Added by melody on March 8, 2010 at 10:18am — 2 Comments

4 the Paternal--thank you 4 what your represent

Added by melody on March 4, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

IIWP Worldwide Peace Prayer

Hello Dear Peacemakers,

We invite you to take a moment now to attune to the Peace that is Present:

Focus on your breathing.

Let your body relax, and be aware of the sounds around you.

Whatever you hear, focus on your breath as it moves in and out,

Bringing you into the here and now.

This is where loving and peace reside.

Relax into the loving.

Be aware of peace radiating through you and extending out from you,

To gently hold… Continue

Added by melody on March 3, 2010 at 10:37pm — No Comments

What I love

I love that when I wake up in the morning and log on here, there is always an army of guardian angels ready to reach out their hands in peace. We are brothers, sisters, friends and comrades in the journey of peace.

Happy 1st day of March everyone, so far, the month is welcoming Lamb!!!

Heartfelt gratitude and joy.

Love,
Melody

Added by melody on March 1, 2010 at 5:44pm — 1 Comment

THE WHITE PEACE

IT LIES not on the sunlit hill
Nor on the sunlit plain:
Nor ever on any running stream
Nor on the unclouded main~

But sometimes, through the Soul of Man,
Slow moving o'er his pain,
The moonlight of a perfect peace
Floods heart and brain.
~WILLIAM SHARP

Added by melody on February 26, 2010 at 7:00pm — No Comments