Sunday, October 22, 2006
Change of heart?
As most of you know, Karen and I have always been philosophically opposed to mandated school prayer. (It's the liberal thing.) But after reading this, we may have to re-think our stance. Enjoy... and pass it along.
SchoolPrayer
by Diane Ackerman
In the name of the daybreak
and the eyelids of morning
and the wayfaring moon
and the night when it departs,
I swear I will not dishonor
my soul with hatred,
but offer myself humbly
as a guardian of nature,
as a healer of misery,
as a messenger of wonder,
as an architect of peace.
In the name of the sun and its mirrors
and the day that embraces it
and the cloud veils drawn over it
and the uttermost night
and the male and the female
and the plants bursting with seed
and the crowning seasons
of the firefly and the apple,
I will honor all life
—wherever and in whatever form
it may dwell—on Earth my home,
and in the mansions of the stars.
SchoolPrayer
by Diane Ackerman
In the name of the daybreak
and the eyelids of morning
and the wayfaring moon
and the night when it departs,
I swear I will not dishonor
my soul with hatred,
but offer myself humbly
as a guardian of nature,
as a healer of misery,
as a messenger of wonder,
as an architect of peace.
In the name of the sun and its mirrors
and the day that embraces it
and the cloud veils drawn over it
and the uttermost night
and the male and the female
and the plants bursting with seed
and the crowning seasons
of the firefly and the apple,
I will honor all life
—wherever and in whatever form
it may dwell—on Earth my home,
and in the mansions of the stars.
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She is a great author and fascinates me. On the rare occasion I get to read, I am drawn to her work.
I hope you all are enjoying every second of what you are experiencing. Sounds like the ultimate adventure.
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I hope you all are enjoying every second of what you are experiencing. Sounds like the ultimate adventure.
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