I needed this today-- am so teary and sad/scared and filled with unease by the state of the world. And listened to Chris from Coldplay and these words helped me-
I pray that love will shelter us from our fears
Oh, I pray you trust to let me wipe off your tears
Confront all the pain that we felt inside
With all the cards we been dealt in life.....
And I cried seeing Israelis looking at the destruction of many Tel Aviv buildings but shifted to see a couple allowed to be married with special permission and escorts, to touch the Kotel, and cried again when i saw the utter horrors in Gaza of children crying, bereft and disoriented from their horror.
And yet I still feel the resilience that I have carried with me with my loving family, my dear husband, kids and 2 grandkids but worried about the world we are leaving them, etc.
i love words and am writing about the power and their effectiveness and also the harm caused by words. but will end this long comment with-
how do i today move from the word scared I began with to the word sacred as i seek daily to be a solid, caring spiritually awake person longing for sacred place moved by the fact that just one vowel placement creates these two words- so I seek a small turning, a shift to move even in a small positive direction today to comfort myself so I can comfort others.
Your words today helped me-
todah rabah, L'shalom to you and yours and to our human family,
Maxine, thank you for this beautiful reflection. It’s so hard to witness the level of pain we’re experiencing in the world. Keep turning to your creative spirit and all that can lift us up. I love those Coldplay lyrics, they really resonate ❤️
I needed this today-- am so teary and sad/scared and filled with unease by the state of the world. And listened to Chris from Coldplay and these words helped me-
I pray that love will shelter us from our fears
Oh, I pray you trust to let me wipe off your tears
Confront all the pain that we felt inside
With all the cards we been dealt in life.....
And I cried seeing Israelis looking at the destruction of many Tel Aviv buildings but shifted to see a couple allowed to be married with special permission and escorts, to touch the Kotel, and cried again when i saw the utter horrors in Gaza of children crying, bereft and disoriented from their horror.
And yet I still feel the resilience that I have carried with me with my loving family, my dear husband, kids and 2 grandkids but worried about the world we are leaving them, etc.
i love words and am writing about the power and their effectiveness and also the harm caused by words. but will end this long comment with-
how do i today move from the word scared I began with to the word sacred as i seek daily to be a solid, caring spiritually awake person longing for sacred place moved by the fact that just one vowel placement creates these two words- so I seek a small turning, a shift to move even in a small positive direction today to comfort myself so I can comfort others.
Your words today helped me-
todah rabah, L'shalom to you and yours and to our human family,
Maxine
Maxine, thank you for this beautiful reflection. It’s so hard to witness the level of pain we’re experiencing in the world. Keep turning to your creative spirit and all that can lift us up. I love those Coldplay lyrics, they really resonate ❤️