ecospiritua-what?
Blog post about ecospirituality and some practices that support caring for the earth and your soul.
earth
have you ever
Have you ever walked barefoot in the wet summer grass? invited the peace of the dirt to squish up through your toes? shared the tears …
gentle gardeners and creation care~a meditation for Earth Day
As Earth Day approaches, I have been revisiting some of my blog posts on creation care. I wrote this one a couple of years ago …
Earth, teach me: an Ute prayer
I use this prayer in many of my teachings. It is one of my favorite, and in preparation for Earth Day this week, I thought …
John S. Hoyland’s prayer~a pathway of peace
From this fog-bound Earth of ours We take refuge in you. O rest of our souls, Escaping like birds from a broken cage To the …
Stephen H. Ruppenthal’s May All Be Filled with Joy and Peace
May all be filled with joy and peace. May all beings everywhere, The strong and the weak, The great and the small, The meek and …
what the Muppets teach us about Advent
One of my favorite holiday traditions is the annual viewing of The Muppet Christmas Carol. I have loved the Muppets since childhood, and as an …
Iroquois prayer of thanks
We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with water. We …
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Autumn
The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were …
Wendell Berry’s What We Need Is Here
Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient …
lessons learned: putting the gardens to bed
Yesterday, my daughter and I updated our kitchen calendar with events for the next couple of months. In the corner, I noted some projects I …
the value of keeping quiet
Sometimes, simple poetry becomes my prayer for the day. Here is one of my favorites~ Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda Now we will count to …
prayers for Earth Day
Lord, the air smells good today, straight from the mysteries within the garden of God. The trees in their prayer, the birds in praise, the …
Buddhist prayers and poetry for the new year
New Year Poem and Wishes Under the glorious canopy of redwood trees The New Year peacock dances Sun and moon rise into the blue sky …
Stephen Ruppenthal’s May All Be Filled with Joy and Peace
May All Be Filled With Joy and Peace May all be filled with joy and peace. May all beings everywhere, The strong and the weak, …
an Iroquois Thanksgiving Prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with …
Walter Rauschenbusch’s A Prayer of Thanksgiving
For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea and the running water, For the everlasting hills And the never-resting winds, For …
Rainer Maria Rilke’s Autumn
The leaves are falling, falling as if from far up, as if orchards were dying high in space. Each leaf falls as if it were …
Mary Oliver’s Song for Autumn
Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine the leaves think how comfortable it will be to touch the earth instead of the …
Mary Oliver’s Song for Autumn
Song for Autumn In the deep fall don’t you imagine the leaves think how comfortable it will be to touch the earth instead of the …
mother earth prayer
Mother of air and fire, inspire us to weave desire into everything we do; make our hearts true. be our needle Mother of stone and …
birches
Birches by Robert Frost When I see birches bend to left and right Across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some …
gentle gardeners and creation care
For much of the last century, religious institutions have missed–or ignored–our responsibility as stewards of the creation and to the Creator. However, people of faith …
I arise today
I arise today, through The strength of heaven, The light of the sun, The radiance of the moon, The splendor of fire, The speed of …
o Gardener of Life
O Gardener of Life, your mercy is steadfast, sure. With care you plant us. You turn the earth around us and water our roots with …
what we need is here
This morning as we rounded the corner to school, we witnessed a wide V of geese honking and flying overhead. Because of the unseasonal weather …
honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her 100th birthday
Today, I am thinking about a woman with quiet fortitude who made up her mind and did away with fear. Ms. Parks’ nonviolent action included …
the sacred web of creation
O Gracious, gentle Spirit of Love, Your energy permeates the Universe, Igniting Earth with Your Goodness, Truth and Beauty. Open our minds and hearts To …
quotes: meditating on joy
Peace is joy at rest, and joy is peace on its feet. ~Anne Lamott When you do things from your soul, you feel a river …
quotes: meditating on love
Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that. ~Martin Luther King, Jr. Believe …
deep peace
Deep peace of the running waves to you, Deep peace of the flowing air to you, Deep peace of the quiet earth to you, Deep …
I arise today
I arise today Through the strength of heaven: Light of sun, Radiance of moon, Splendour of fire. Speed of lightning, Swiftness of wind, Depth of …
an Iroquois Thanksgiving prayer
Thanksgiving Prayer We return thanks to our mother, the earth, which sustains us. We return thanks to the rivers and streams, which supply us with …
a prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Thanksgiving O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; For the wide sky and the blessed sun, For the salt sea …
gratitude for this day
I thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees and a blue true dream of sky; and for …
whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves
Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. …
a poem as lovely as a tree
Tonight as I as was reading the insightful responses to this morning’s blogpost, I remembered a poem that my third grade teacher used to recite …
harvest time
It’s harvest time, It’s harvest time, How rich is nature’s yield In fruit of earth And bush and tree, From orchard, farm and field. It’s …
Andy and the chickens
Once upon a time a dear old soul was born to a farm family in the mountains of Western North Carolina. When he was sent …
Thoreau’s pumpkin
I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion. ~Henry David Thoreau There are …