PENTECOST May 31st, 2020

16 Jun PENTECOST May 31st, 2020

Today I boast no tongue of flame,

can only hold hope

deep in my heart

as the import of the world’s travail

threatens to destroy so much.

So much.

But listen! I hear an unseen voice,

a whisper in the air….

“Never despair!

Keep on with your spiritual work.

Try and try again.

Be as thoughtful, as kind as you can

to your fellow human beings

even, perhaps, stretch out a hand?

-metaphorically of course.

And while we’re at it,

why not

seize the opportunity

to break a bad habit,

to do better about

resisting the lure

of the virtual world?

You know it saps

our nourishment.

Also, don’t neglect, or forget

our Mother Earth,

who pauses in her breathing

as the Solstice draws near,

waiting to discover

how you’ll shape the world,

how you’ll treat her

and her creatures

once this travail is past.”

Brenda Hammond