Poem: The Miracle of Morning
By Amanda Gorman I thought I’d awaken to a world in mourning. Heavy clouds crowding, a society storming. But there’s something different on this golden morning. Something magical in the sunlight, wide and warming. I see a dad with a stroller … [Read more...]
Poem: When Giving Is All We Have
One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because nobody gave to us. We give because giving has changed us. We give because giving could have changed us. We have been better for it, We have been … [Read more...]
Poem: And the People Stayed Home
Feature: Lord’s Test
THE LORD'S TEST I woke up this morning and knew that today, the sun would not be shining and the clouds would be gray. As I stepped outside, rain fell upon my head.| My car wouldn't start so, I walked to work instead. I forgot all of … [Read more...]
Prayer: Abide With Me
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glories … [Read more...]
Poetry: On Aging
When the meadows on the body begin to turn gray, let your eye soften toward yourself, and those who are close. Let anyone, anything, inside who has driven you, let them retire or move at an easier pace. And where you were once firm, and might have … [Read more...]
Story: A Pause in Life
Life is but a stopping placea pause in what is meant to bea resting place along the roadto sweet eternity. We all have different journeysdifferent paths along the waywe all are meant to learn some thingsbut never meant to stay. Our destination … [Read more...]
Poem: Everything is Waiting for You
Your great mistake is to act the drama as if you were alone. As if life were a progressive and cunning crime with no witness to the tiny hidden transgressions. To feel abandoned is to deny the intimacy of your surroundings. Surely, even you, at … [Read more...]
Story: The World is Mine
Today, upon a bus, I saw a very beautiful woman And wished I were as beautiful. When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and wore a crutch. But as she passed, she passed a smile. Oh, God, forgive me … [Read more...]