“The heart is the inner face of your life.
The human journey strives to make this inner face beautiful.
It is here that love gathers within you.
Love is absolutely vital for a human life.
For love alone
can awaken what is divine within you.
In love, you grow and come home to your self.
When you learn to love
and let yourself be loved, you come home
to the hearth of your own spirit.
You are warm and sheltered.”
― John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom
mornings with mary day ten
we seldom notice how each day is a holy place
where the eucharist of the ordinary happens,
transforming our broken fragments
into an eternal continuity that keeps us.
somewhere in us a dignity presides
that is more gracious than the smallness
that fuels us with fear and force,
a dignity that trusts the form a day takes.
so at the end of this day, we give thanks
for being betrothed to the unknown
and for the secret work
through which the mind of the day
and the wisdom of the soul become one.
john o'donohue
from
"the inner history of a day"
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I just adore John O'Donohue. I have some of his books on audiotape and when I went through a very dark night of the soul, his voice kept me company and carried me on wings of hope.
Posted by: Hettienne Grobler | December 10, 2012 at 07:14 AM
...the mind of the day and the wisdom of the soul become one.
Beautiful!
Posted by: Delphyne | December 10, 2012 at 07:27 AM
I love the concept of "the secret work" that O'Donohue speaks of...I have been striving to be more aware of the grace and miracles around us all the time, and to stay in that place of gratitude and love. I so appreciate your posts about Mary these past ten days, the bringing of everyone together, and the depth with which you share.
Posted by: AlterEgoMexicana | December 10, 2012 at 07:27 AM
You always feed the soul, Rebecca. Sometimes with something I've never seen and sometimes it is just a gentle reminder. But it is always needed and appreciated. ♥♥♥
Posted by: priti.lisa | December 10, 2012 at 07:35 AM
Lovely post!
Posted by: Lizbeth | December 10, 2012 at 07:39 AM
So eloquent. So beautiful, these words and images! I agree, you you quite the knack for feeding the soul-such bright light that shines forth from within you!
Posted by: Paula Scott Molokai Girl Studio | December 10, 2012 at 07:52 AM
I agree with Lisa. Always inspiring and straight to the heart. Thank you. Have a wonderful week.:)
Posted by: gloria | December 10, 2012 at 08:34 AM
You always have wonderful messages. Today's message about love is a hard lesson to learn.
Posted by: judie | December 10, 2012 at 08:38 AM
Your words are always such a source of inspiration,Rebecca. They ring so true in my experience. Thank you for sharing them so that someone will find them just when they need them.
Posted by: lulu moonwood murakami | December 10, 2012 at 10:51 AM
I was just reading O'Donohue last night. I still can't believe he is gone so young. Thanks so much for hosting us here, Rebecca. Advent is more meaningful to me because of the focus it takes to make the Mary art or find something personally meaningful to post. I bet you are really busy in the studio with Christmas so close.
Posted by: Fran aka Redondowriter | December 10, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Inspirational words,as always.I haven't come across John O'Donohue,must check him out!
Thank you Rebecca. Blessings....
Ruby
Posted by: Forest Dream Weaver | December 10, 2012 at 12:31 PM
This 12 Days has been God-sent, or perhaps Mary-sent, for me. I am so grateful for you and the other devotees to provide medicine for my heart and soul
Posted by: Nonnie aka Scrappy Grams | December 10, 2012 at 12:51 PM
Found out that my dear friend Ninnie who has suffered with breast cancer died this morning peacefully. How true are your words of being betrothed to the unknown.
Posted by: gemma | December 10, 2012 at 03:38 PM
Wonderful post and photography again ~ lots of special energy whirling around ~ grateful ~ sometimes hard to keep up with ~ blessings to you ~
(A Creative Harbor) aka artmusedog and Carol ^_^
Posted by: Carol | December 10, 2012 at 06:17 PM
I have to confess that it was hard for me to notice the holiness in this day because of the living hell that an emotionally disturbed student put me through. Maybe tomorrow will be a better day. I hope so!
Posted by: Magical Mystical Teacher | December 10, 2012 at 06:49 PM
Today's image of the folded hands is a knockout. At the "broken"wrists the red appears like blood, making the image even more powerful than it was intended to be. Thank you for this image, Rebecca!!!
Posted by: Laurie Zuckerman | December 10, 2012 at 07:19 PM