CAC Poetry and Prayer Retreat – Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM

Dec 29, 2005 - Jan 1, 2006

 

Contemplative Prayer Sit Readings

 

 

“The greatest thing a human soul ever does

in this world is to see something

and tell what he saw in a plain way.

To see clearly is poetry, prophecy, and

religion all in one.”

                                    ~John Ruskin

 

 

“O sweetest love of God, too little

known,

he who has found thee is at rest.

Let everything change O my God

that we may rest in thee…

…O Lord, I beseech thee, leave me not for a

moment,

because I know not the value of my soul.”

 

                                    ~St. John of the Cross

 

 

“I am so small I can barely be seen.

How can this great love be inside me?

 

Look at your eyes.  They are small,

but they see enormous things.”

 

                                    ~Rumi

 

 

 

“You can say  that the eyes see God, but it is God

who sees, as in the Qur’an when the desert mountain

looks at God, and eyes appear on every stone.”

 

                                    ~Rumi

 

 

 

 

 

Centering

 

Somewhere

beyond empty and full

there is a place

of space, quiet,

blessed darkness

 

No longer in or out

beyond knowing

there is a place

of rest, wonder

possibility

 

it simply Is

all it takes to get there

is my Yes!

 

A place as close as my heartbeat

steadfast and patient

it waits

 

as I open the door to my heart

Love opens many doors

 

                        ~Kim Caird