Think of water
Falling as rain
Bubbling up from springs
Running down as streams and creeks
Until they meet in the larger flow of a river.
Think of a River;
Water flowing;
Carrying silt and debris
From all the places it has touched.
From all the streams and creeks that have fed it
Think of the ocean
Receiving the water and all that it carries
From all the rivers
From all the streams
From all the waters
Now think of life
We begin as springs
Bubbling up from the wells of family
Our lives flowing like streams
Though the fields and hills of community
Picking up bit and pieces
Of memory
Of knowledge
Of relationship and connection
Now think of the river of life
Where the streams of all lives meet
Where the bits and debris of all lives
All the memories
All the knowledge
All the Love
Come together
And flow on to their end
Now think of the Ocean of Existence
Where it all ends
Where it all comes together
A mix of all the lives
Of all the people
Of all that exists
And then the water evaporates
And falls as rain
So that new streams
Of new lives
Begin.
Think of a River
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Comments
Mendalla
Posted on: 02/16/2012 12:01
To be used in a service on Water (titled is "Wade in the Water" after the spiritual) on February 26 and followed by:
Mendalla
Elanorgold
Posted on: 02/16/2012 12:14
That's beautiful Mendalla, very inspiring. I totally like your choice of song too. : ) Way to go!