The Bones of Love: The Way of Jesus

The reign of unity

Scientists now tell us
that the nature of the universe
is unified.

There is interconnectedness,
interdependence and belonging
with the whole community
of our planetary home.

It is unity expressed in diversity
and the essence of its power and presence
is love.

It is what the mystics
have always said.

This is the good news
of ‘the kingdom of heaven’,
which translates from the Aramaic
as the reign of unity.

Jesus spoke of it as love
with peace and justice for all,
a place of wholeness.

It is unity with all creation
and with God.

Inner Wellies: Creative Space for Soul Searchers

Each morning
I’m going to put on
my inner wellies
so I can splosh and slop
through all the floods and mud
life sends me
instead of tiptoeing round the edge
or getting stuck in the muck.

Where the Birds Sing: Wild Places for the Soul

The hazel and hawthorn trees dapple the foxglove and campion.
The bracken breaks through like a bishop’s crook,
the brambles arch and the nettles gather.
They hold silence like a living quality of air,
broken by birdsong and bees’ hum
and the river stroking the stones in the hollow.
There is a magic quality to wild places that restores the soul.

A Leaf between my Toes: Finding Wonder

My garden was so lovely
this morning
but I couldn’t linger.
I returned to it
just now
after a shower of rain,
walking the grass
in bare feet,
saying hello
to the new flowers
while leaning
into the wet leaves.
I came back to the house
with a leaf between my toes
and a freshness in my heart.