I, like many people, am captivated by sunshowers - the way that the gloom and grey can be suddenly turned to living crystals by the improbable return of the sun, even while the storm still rages.
I, like many people, am captivated by sunshowers - the way that the gloom and grey can be suddenly turned to living crystals by the improbable return of the sun, even while the storm rages.
They look a lot like love I think.
The way that even human love can alchemize.
The grey of suffering, of drudgery, or even just of the ordinary monotony of life can be transfixed and transfigured by the presence of love - restoring life and color and meaning, even if only by the memory of those things. Reminding us that no matter how dark things get, there is more to the story because the foundation of the world is still Love.
These are the patterns and rhythms that I find to be always at work. Storms of darkness that feel impossible, but the sun improbably reminding us of its unfailing presence and that there is still good in the world, Mr. Frodo, and it's worth fighting for.
So I'm going to be here writing about that - and I’d love to have you join me!
"Let us come alive to the splendor that is all around us, and see the beauty in ordinary things." Thomas Merton
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