Daily Inspiration....Opportunity

Opportunity is not one chance, but a series of moments that present themselves to you for the taking.  Not every moment of opportunity will be right for you and for your right livelihood.  When the perfect one comes, the door will fly open, locks bursting, allowing you to walk through without doubt.

Remember: A closed door is simply an occassion for opportunity to knock.

Daily Inspiration...Hope

All things start with hope.  Even in the darkest moments, the light of hope will illuminate your path and lead you to love.

Daily Inspiration...Power

You are stronger than you think you are.  Be Powerful!

Daily Meditation

Your Daily Meditation...

I am just where I need to be, right at this moment.  Let this place serve my best and highest good.

Dear God

Dear God,

Let me help you

show the naysayers

that your love is real

I know that they

doubt

all the magnificent

works

of your hands

they question the

destruction

and misunderstand

that all circumstance

is a creation

of their lack of love

and denial

Dear God

I have faced

many trials

where I have wondered

about your purpose

and how I would

survive

yet all was in your gamebook

mapped out for me

to become closer to you

through every hardship

I will not back down

from my journey

for you have been there

along every step

Dear God

help them to see

who you truly are.

A Winter's Prayer

My leaves have all curled

 and fallen to the ground

 my weather worn bark

 has split its seams

I am covered with

 the tiniest of snowcrystals

making a chilly deposit

on each of my

once glorious branches

Let me have this time

of solace and reflection

to replenish all that has been lost

when the sparrows have left

and their songs

no longer enchant my soul

may I have that memory

to bring me forward

may I have that memory

while I slumber

Let me take this time

to gather my visions

for tomorrow's new dawn

will bring change and warmth

the buds of my leaves

will come forth and

raise their hearts to the light

of the glorious sun

until then

 let my heart

be conent

let my dreams

be calm

 my will strong

until God's  light

brings beauty's rest

to a close

Mary Magdalene...an introduction

Italian painter Bernardino Luini's "The Conversion of Magdalene", circa 1525. Luini's painting shows Martha, Mary's sister, on the left pointing toward heaven; Mary, to the right, repeats the gesture to indicate that she too will follow Jesus.


Mary's symbolism lies in love and strength.  Exiled and hidden, her mythical journeys after the death of Christ lead to romanticized stories in Western Europe.  My fascination with Mary continues, as she is the pre-eminent figure in the Bible that somehow, has been given an unfair history.

More of the Magdalene to come...