Most mornings I’m up to see the sun, and that rising of the light moves me very much, and I’m used to thinking and feeling in words, so it sort of just happens. I think one thing is that prayer has become more useful, interesting, fruitful, and … almost involuntary in my life. And when I talk about prayer, I mean really … what Rumi says in that wonderful line, “there are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
Mary Oliver
This scene is the predawn light at Pineridge Natural Area from four years ago. It is not the same scene this morning as we have overcast skies and a steady mist. Everything is soaked and we may see 2-3 more days of this. I like this quote by Mary Oliver as it resonates with my life experience of prayer. The wrote prayer of my childhood has been “let go” which in turn has allowed prayer to become what it is in my life. And, like her it has become involuntary in my life. I find prayer of gratitude rising within me throughout my day. And when I am present to a morning sunrise it is almost always a prayer of gratitude. Hope you have a wonderful Sunday!
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Earl
There’s no accounting for how my mind works. I was thinking about the sunlight, and then I became curious about where that light from the sun, at that moment, would be now. This photo was made on June 18, 2021, roughly 2,070,000 seconds ago from this morning. If we multiply this by the speed of light (186,000 miles/second), it would put this very light over 385 billion miles from Earth. It’s beautiful in the moment and mind-blogging as a whole. Perhaps I’ve been watching too many Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson videos on Youtube. Haha!
Monte Stevens
That’s hilarious, Earl! And, just think about where it was 100 years ago. Nothing wrong with watching Neil deGrasse Tyson Youtube videos. I’m going to chuckle about this for the rest of evening!!!
Geri Oster
I love it, Earl! Talk about thinking outside the box-you took us on a trip outside of our atmosphere. Wonderful! Dr. deGrasse Tyson is terribly fun and wonderfully smart and creative like you. Thank you for taking us on this journey, Earl! Blessings.
Monte Stevens
I totally agree with you, Geri!