Service Resources:
As a Child Enters the World:
As I enter my new family,
May they be delighted
At how their kindness
Comes into blossom.
Unknown to me and them,
May I be exactly the one
To restore in their forlorn places
New vitality and promise.
May the hearts of others
Hear again the musicIn the lost echoes
Of their neglected wonder.
If my destiny is sheltered,
May the grace of this privilege
Reach and bless the other infants
Who are destined for torn places.
If my destiny is bleak,
May I find in myself
A secret stillness
And tranquility
Beneath the turmoil.
May my eyes never lose sight
Of why I have come here,
That I never be claimed
By the falsity of fear
Or eat the bread of bitterness.
In everything I do, think,Feel, and say,
May I allow the light
Of the world I am leaving
To shine through and carry me home.
~ John O'Donohue ~. (To Bless the Space Between Us)
Richard Rohr on the development of transcendance: Link to reflection
Service Art:
Image 1: Artist - Bart Cooper
Image 2: Artist- Henry Escobar