Dearly Beloved,
Grace and Peace to you.
Morning.
I walk among careless trees
without demands or opinions.
They do not want.
Everything already is.
Nothing is required.
Soon enough I will be good,
I will be worthy,
but first the root, the sanctuary,
where nothing is required of me.
This alone is where I come from,
where I return.
Later, at the table, I pause,
released.
I am with you,
nothing lacking.
Soon enough I will launch
out into my day again,
pull taut the lines
on my little boat,
calculate the breeze,
strain at the waves— but first
I rest in this little harbor of time.
Here, in your silence,
where everything is given,
nothing is required,
I wait upon you
and fulfill all righteousness.
Evening, I lie down.
Nothing is required.
Deep Blessings,
Pastor Steve
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
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