Present in our Presence

Holy are you, O Lord, holy, blessed and One.

Holy are you, and generous

for you have flooded my heart

with the light of your way,

and you have raised up in me

the Tree of Life.

You have shown me a secret Garden,

unseen within the seen.

Now am I joined soul and spirit

present in your Presence ----

                 - Symeon the New Theologian   ( Byzantine monk, poet )

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So often it seems

the heart runs dry

the road we travel is all too often

dry

and barren

a waste land

and yet

and yet

present in our presence

life giving

nurturing

refreshing

the blessed

and generous One

filling

and refilling

our tired heart

that we might live

truly live

another day