of the earth

Humility is a derivative of the Latin word “humus,” meaning “of the earth.”  In this sense humility is the art of being open and receptive to the inner wisdom of your clay…

                                                                                                     John O’Donohue, Eternal Echoes, p.190

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I would like to be

of the earth

I was divinely made

crafted out of clay

out of that sacred substance

we all share

connected with all others

through all eternity

son of Adam

child of God

I am one of many

and yet I am one

a divine original

through which the Sacred is expressed

uniquely

I have my own wisdom

my own unique melody of the soul

I need be nothing

but who I am

I do not need to create myself

or seek to define who I am

I do not need to impress

or convince others of my worthiness

my value

I need merely stretch my roots

Into the deep richness

of Sacred soil

and rooted there,

grow,

and bear fruit