I usually forget to step outside for a meteor shower. And when I do, I never have the patience to let my eyes get accustomed to the dark. Sigh. I feel like I was out there with you, though.
So glad and grateful you decided to write this here, where we can see and enjoy your reflections. I think my daughter saw a bit of the meteor shower the other night. She was thrilled and I was so glad she saw that brief flash. I blinked and missed it, but her wonder filled me just as if I'd seen it myself...maybe more so.
Love you, friend. One day, we will watch for the light again together in person. For now, we have our prisms ;) and shared heart for the good gifts sent down from the Father of Lights (James 1:17).
I’ve been watching the Geminids too! Tho three was the tops I saw, two nights in a row. That feeling you describe--“that sense of wonder, reconnecting with mystery, and about brushing up against the sublime and coming face to face with an old friend”--oh, yes to all that. I know what you mean about the traditional Advent stuff not taking you there. I wonder if this, too, is a developmental thing (as we discussed the other day)? Or maybe something else. But your words here are beautiful and fill my heart too. I hope one day we might watch a meteor shower together, my friend! (And thank you for sharing the blue flower. You are such a kind friend.)
What a delight it would be to stargaze together!! We need to make that happen...
Perhaps it is developmental? Maybe it's a way to draw our attention more directly to the source as we 'mature' -quotes because I never quite feel mature, simply growing✨
Standing on the deck with you, my friend.... oh how lovely to read your words. God shows up in the dark when we least expect it, agreed. I wish you could see the smile on my face as I type.
Thank you for being here ((again)). And thank you for sending me to my dictionary to look up a word--parous. You continue to amaze me.
Oh, and pls, pls, pls, put name in the hat for the subscription drawing! So excited to hear about this!
You got it!
I usually forget to step outside for a meteor shower. And when I do, I never have the patience to let my eyes get accustomed to the dark. Sigh. I feel like I was out there with you, though.
Thank you for joining me on the deck😉
Ah, so good, Susan!
Also I snort-laughed at "It did move me to pray but “you have got to be kidding” was probably not what they were going for."
Oh, Chris, snort laughter is a huge compliment - thanks for making my day!
So glad and grateful you decided to write this here, where we can see and enjoy your reflections. I think my daughter saw a bit of the meteor shower the other night. She was thrilled and I was so glad she saw that brief flash. I blinked and missed it, but her wonder filled me just as if I'd seen it myself...maybe more so.
Love you, friend. One day, we will watch for the light again together in person. For now, we have our prisms ;) and shared heart for the good gifts sent down from the Father of Lights (James 1:17).
Together, yet separate, we can chase the light until we can meet again for gf pizza and art making!
I’ve been watching the Geminids too! Tho three was the tops I saw, two nights in a row. That feeling you describe--“that sense of wonder, reconnecting with mystery, and about brushing up against the sublime and coming face to face with an old friend”--oh, yes to all that. I know what you mean about the traditional Advent stuff not taking you there. I wonder if this, too, is a developmental thing (as we discussed the other day)? Or maybe something else. But your words here are beautiful and fill my heart too. I hope one day we might watch a meteor shower together, my friend! (And thank you for sharing the blue flower. You are such a kind friend.)
What a delight it would be to stargaze together!! We need to make that happen...
Perhaps it is developmental? Maybe it's a way to draw our attention more directly to the source as we 'mature' -quotes because I never quite feel mature, simply growing✨
Last night I had this thought: I wonder if we saw the same meteors, all these miles apart? Wouldn’t that be something?
I'll take that!
"Let bells peal their noise,
And old prophets stop to pray,
Each calling down luminous
dust, our universal borealis of
All things new,
Let it come,
Let it come,
Let it come coalescing across
Parous space, consigning
Darkness to the outer reach,
Entering in silence,
To begin with a wavering wail..."
*****
Standing on the deck with you, my friend.... oh how lovely to read your words. God shows up in the dark when we least expect it, agreed. I wish you could see the smile on my face as I type.
Thank you for being here ((again)). And thank you for sending me to my dictionary to look up a word--parous. You continue to amaze me.
Ah, thank you for joining me on the deck! It's a little chilly here, but there is always room for more✨