mornings with mary

 

there's something comforting

about following the light of elder women 

who have grown up together;

in a church whose bells sing to you 

each day you are fortunate enough

to be reborn in san miguel.

 

 

how gates open and part in their familiar hands,

and the twists and turns,

and steep circular stairways of life become

a cloister of safety

at their steadfast pace.

 

 

and i follow them;

until we all open up like white winged arches

to peace filled courtyards and the prayers of flowers.

 

 

and when they rest,

hands in the lap of long lives

on the green iron bench of shared and private memories,

silent in their contentment; they seem to 

hold up the very sky.

 

  

 

until that singular day

when life lifts each of us like a bell

that has longed to ring out an entire lifetime,

and across the fountain another woman calls

each one of us home

 

to rest in her light.

 

 

mornings with mary

trailblazing on the path of sisterlove

 

 

 

xo

 

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Comments

[judie]

Go safely Rebecca, be rejuvenated, and return to this lovely image to tell the story you have promised. I wonder why just a picture of Mary brings such peace and calm, even if only for a few moments... Thank you for this moment in time.

[Laurie Zuckerman]

I adore your new Mary, and I can't wait to meet her in person and take my own photos while standing next to you and our group for Loving Lupita. What a thrill that will be to share every Mary together. This morning I am sharing my own Mary altar with your friends around the world.

[gemma]

Happily sending love and light to join yours Rebecca. PEACE.

[Hettienne Grobler]

So happy that you are back Rebecca and what a magnificent Mary today - looking forward to your sharings - love and blessings to you today as you spend the day at the infusion centre - may you return with renewed vigour, blessings

[Magical Mystical Teacher]

Dear Trailblazer, may your ways be purified by the flames of grace!

[Susan Fox]

Your fabulous photo-story tells it all, I am so content to be one of those women who sit in the courtyard of an evening thanking my lucky stars I am part of such a rich scene, to be a small star in the skies of home...x

[Cynthia]

What a lovely picture of Tia and her friends and that pretty courtyard, thanks for sharing these photos.

[Fran aka Redondowriter]

Fantastic photos and words. I'm particularly struck with, "until that singular day when life lifts each of us like a bell that has longed to ring out an entire lifetime, and across the fountain another woman calls each one of us home to rest in her light." Long ago I gave up all the childhood stories of heaven or the beyond. I simply don't know how how illness and death will be but I'm very comforted by your words. I'm also so glad you are back with Mornings With Mary. I was afraid it was gone because of your travels, of because of your fragile health. I hope you are rested from your trip and that the infusion turns you around.

[annie]

I was so pulled in by the first picture, Rebecca. I kept going back and forth between this picture and the lower one of the three sitting women. I wondered if they were the same women. The lady on the far end reminds me of a friend of mine. The arches and fountain are very like the California Missions, especially Carmel Mission.

[Stephanie]

I read this here...and on your fb

sweet tia

how wonderful, this friend you have touched so, to be included in her daily life and friends and family.

I'm away, but if you are so inclined you can share on Friday, my haiku my heart

x...x

[somepinkflowers]

tia

she was so pleased
to share her life with you;
so happy
to share you with her dear friends ...

what you cannot share here,
what i saw as this True Story
was told to me
shortly after it did happen ::
your face of joyful amazement
when tia told you
she would ask her priest
to bless your Mary ...
your face of heart*felt enthusiasm
when you shared your adventure
about visiting the women at the church ...

~~radiant jOy~~
on your face

xox