meditation programme;
a walk in nature;
thinking about nice
things or relaxing on
a beach, although they
may provide certain benefits.
Nor is it discovered in
a psychiatrist’s chair,
the massage parlour or
a cup of green tea with friends.
Blessings of peace come
from the Father of peace,
and the blessedness
of peace-making rests
on the Prince of Peace,
vigilance and alertness.The darknessof ‘this world’itsconfusion, the routine,the mediocrity and the Inertiaof every day existencewith its distractionslead us away from the truth.The fundamental obligationof the one who seeks the truthis vigilance and alertness.
for us in thosemiseries we wouldrather avoid.Our prayer mustnot keep Himwaiting but shouldbravely go wherewe are awaited by Him.
and failure of inspiration.Poets are co-creators, i believe.Self-importance can haltprogress for a long time.In magical moments of true inspirationthe poet stands apartfrom the process of creationand allow it to happen.
Do I feel the little signsof growing and blooming around me?Do I help so that somethingcan grow – in me, in the other?
are strong,beautifuland loved.The painthat youmay beexperiencing nowends, be strong.You experiencenow the love of God.
used theIsraelite’swildernesswanderingsto warnthe believersagainst unbelief.He used Israel’sfailure to conquerthe Land of Canaan,to proclaim thatthere remains a ‘rest’for the people of Godand we who trustin Him have foundthat our rest is in HIM.
