Words From A Desert Heart

We are sitting   in the church      at sunset.There is word…   and music…      and silence…   but mostly silence.“In silence we reflect   and grow aware,” *says the voice   as we reflect on silence.      Then we sit….The silence   is broken      by a helicopter         coming close…            circling overhead…               and landing            at the hospital         next door.      Then another…         with the…

Forty days.   Forty nights.In the desert.   Without food.      Without water….   I’m from the desert.      I know what it’s like. One morning…   I went for a walk alone      in the desert         without enough      food or water.I got lost….   I was disoriented….      I was afraid.When I found the path…   at dusk…      and was almost safe…         I saw…

What do you do when you love someone?Do you run, do you jump,do you yell, do you scream?What do you do when you love someone?Do you dream, do you think to yourself,do you laugh, do you cry?Do you change?What do you do when you love someone?Do you tell everyone,do you keep it a secret,do you…

Everything was darkness…   everything was silence…      everything was void…         until a light appeared…      and called himself Sun.When he lit the earth…   Sun saw himself in the lake.He was so surprised…   that he fell from the sky      toward the water.As he entered the lake…   thousands…      and thousands…         of silver drops            flew into the air         and arranged themselves …

I greeted   the new year      this morning.When   the clock      ticked         past midnightand   the calendar      rolled over         into January,   I      was sleeping soundly         in my bed.This morning…   I awoke      before dawn…         walked into the desert…            and watched in awe               the splendor            of bright colors         filling the sky.   I watched…      in awe…         as beauty unfolded            in the…

My resilience bucket   sprang a leak.My resilience   slowly…      gently…         almost secretly…            seeped out         of my heart…      of my soul…   of my being….I felt it   when the bucket      was almost empty.I cried between visits.I cried myself to sleep.I cried when my alarm   went off      to start another shift.But…   as if the leak      were temporarily patched         with…

Today You have given   my Christmas present      to me.It’s the best one   I could have received.You have given me   a day      of Love…         of Solidarity…            of Joy…         that can only come      from You.  You have given me…   once again…      the answer   to my prayers.You have showered me with Love   as always…      giving me everything         I…

I found   a “field”      with a great         hidden treasure…      in the cloud forest.The “field”   was a large piece      of land         that started on a ridge            and went all the way         down to the river.  The hidden treasure   was the lower      of two         waterfalls            that was         tucked away      among   the trees and rocks.I felt…   I heard…      I…

You let out a cry.Or is your heart   singing a song      that escaped…   just for a second…      through your beak         as you glide            on God’s breath;         your divine wings      dancing with   the warm morning air?I watch you   dance against      the dark blue sky         as I walk            on the desert path.I stop…   mesmerized      by your grace…        …

We began as clans…   grew into tribes…      and developed into nations.The day will come   when humankind      awakes         with a new consciousness.From this awakening   will emerge      those who have learned from the past…         without judgement,      those who join together         with their siblings of the world,      those who eagerly return         to the simple ways            of our ancestors,     …