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Saturday, January 05, 2008
Air
A Zen Christian Poem

By Jemila Kwon


holy spirit

breath in me

a breath of life

create in me a birth of Christ

hold me til my heart is calm

be for me a soft caress

A word being wordless

A lotus balm

A quiet song

I am held within your Palm

I am weary

Let me breathe you clearly

Air coming in

clean

Like a clear winter’s day

I exhale

I let go

You come out as steam

A breath

It is you

I am awake

I am with You


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Friday, January 26, 2007
Dancing with God
I received this today and thought it was a nice image.

Dancing With God
When I meditated on the word Guidance,
I kept seeing "dance" at the end of the word.
I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing.
When two people try to lead, nothing feels right.
The movement doesn't flow with the music,
? and everything is quite uncomfortable and jerky.
When one person realizes that, and lets the other lead,
both bodies begin to flow with the music.
One gives gentle cues, perhaps with a nudge to the back
or by pressing Lightly in one direction or another.
It's as if two become one body, moving beautifully.
The dance takes surrender, willingness,
and attentiveness from one person
and gentle guidance and skill from the other.
My eyes drew back to the word Guidance.
When I saw "G: I thought of God, followed by "u" and "i".
"God, "u" and "i" dance."
God, you, and I dance.
As I lowered my head, I became willing to trust
that I would get guidance about my life.
Once again, I became willing to let God lead.
My prayer for you today is that God's blessings
and mercies be upon you on this day and everyday.
May you abide in God as God
abides in you.
Dance together with God, trusting God to lead
and to guide you through each season of your life.

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