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Category Archives: Spiritual practices
Sinking Relationship #Limerick #Poem
O it hurts when relationships fail!
You’re a boat without rudder or sail.
But in time you can say
That the end cleared your way
To a harbor where sunshine prevails!
Summer Wings #Writephoto #Poem
Play or download the poem with lyre accompaniment.
A wide Summer landscape
That stretches before,
A vista from hillsides
That promise still more.
You can’t see the promise
Through hovering haze,
But only your vision
Has narrowed the way.
For bright Summer sunshine
Can blaze through your mind
And point out the pathway
You’re trying to find.
The valley is broad,
And the hillside is great;
You realize the truth
Of your inner landscape.
Though it may be clouded
By dark mental fog,
The height and the depth
Of your Self is beyond.
There’s more to the mind
Than the mind can conceive,
A Universe giving
For you to receive.
Your journey is inward,
Eternal and vast;
By seeking it first,
What you need comes to pass.
Discover your Spirit,
Your Nature, your Right;
Ascend to the hillside,
And carry your Light.
Return to your vista
Of everyday things,
And share who you are
On your sweet Summer wings!
—
Written for Sue Vincent’s
Thursday #Writephoto Prompt, Vista.
Butterfly #Poem
Soaring butterfly
Nature’s gift, reminding us
Spread inspired wings!
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It Is Well with My Soul #Music
Download “It Is Well with My Soul” Mp3
“When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say
It is well, it is well, with my soul.”
Horatio G. Spafford’s realization is as timely today as when he wrote this text in 1873. He wrote this poem after the devastating loss of his four daughters. Traveling to Europe with their mother, ahead of Spafford, their ship collided with another vessel and sank rapidly. Of Spafford’s family, only his wife, Anna, survived. This hardship came soon after the death of their 4-year-old son in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, along with the economic and property loss the family suffered due to the fire.
Philip Bliss, a friend of Spafford’s, originally named the melody “Ville du Havre,” after the lost vessel. This is possibly one of the most popular pieces Bliss composed.
If Spafford, at such a despairing time in his life, could look beyond it to the peace and safety of his own soul, then what an encouragement it is that we can choose to do the same!
I hope this zither arrangement allows the peace of your soul to flow from within you!
Seed of a Dream #Writephoto
Every soul has the seed of a dream,
Planted within by the Spirit unseen.
Let it grow into a fruit-bearing tree
Over your path of life.
Your path may be winding through heather and hills.
You might become lost in the forest at will.
But seek and you’ll find it, the path to fulfill
The dream for your tree of life.
Repeat from beginning.
Seek and you’ll find it, the path to fulfill
The dream for your tree of life.
—
A song on lyre, written in response to
Sue Vincent’s #Writephoto Prompt, Dream.
Instruments #Poem
Divinely ordained
Instruments of God’s Purpose:
Body, mind and soul!
Silver Reflection #Writephoto #Song #Poem
Enjoy the silvery sound of the zither (plucked psaltery or lap harp).
Lyrics
1. Water reflecting the twilight,
Silvery blessings unfold.
Nature is Life,
Day into night,
Look for the Light they hold.
2. You are a silver reflection,
Shining your state of mind.
The Spirit in you
Knows every Truth.
Seek It and you will find.
3. You’re the Creator’s reflection,
Prism of peace and love.
Already here,
Nothing to fear,
For as below, so above.
4. Water reflecting the twilight,
Silvery blessings unfold.
Nature is Life,
Day into night,
You are the Light they hold.
Nature is Life,
Day into night,
You are the Light they hold.
You are the Light they hold.
Poem
Silver reflection
As below mirrors above
Truth of your being.
—
Written for
Sue Vincent’s #Writephoto Prompt, Silver.
Remember (The LOA Song)
On Ukulele, from the album
And so it Is! Vol. 1
Great Is Thy Faithfulness #Music
Today we celebrate Father’s Day in the United States. The hymn, “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” reminds us that no matter what kind of relationship we experience with our father on earth, our Father in Heaven is ultimately our provider, our protector, and our strength throughout this lifetime and all others.
This is usually a hymn for the harvest and Thanksgiving season, but the more we give our Father-God thanks, the more we find to be thankful for!
This hymn was first published in 1923, with lyrics by Thomas Chisholm and music by William M. Runyan. It entered the public domain in the United States just last year, which means we may freely produce things like this zither arrangement. I hope you enjoy it!
Wishing all of you a blessed, happy, and peaceful Father’s Day! And dads, remember to look to the Great Provider for your own needs as well as your children’s!
More Father’s Day Blessings
Soar/Songbird Sing #Writephoto
They soar above clouds
Like birds, my heart, mind and soul
Are freed from chaos!
Songbird Sing
Instrument: Acoustic Guitar
For Sue Vincent’s
#Writephoto Prompt, Soar.
Mystical Strings 
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