November 2022 – MaddogPoetry

XIX The Sun

(based on Meditations on the Tarot by Anonymous) Insight reflects the intense fervor of profound intimacy and gifted wisdom. “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that light was good, and was separated from darkness.”[1] At its rising – the great awakening at its setting – the liminal twilight. The sun showsContinue reading “XIX The Sun”

Thanksgiving

God, We bless you for the gift of today, for all our difference and distinction. We bless you for each moment filled with care and hope. We bless you for the gift of yesterday, for all our attention and awareness. We bless you for each remembrance, filled with trust and faith. We bless you forContinue reading “Thanksgiving”

Original Goodness

Preternatural gifts… predispose our privilege for zealous communion. We are one with God and perfect for each other… stewards sharing creation. In the image and likeness… we co-create, cooperate, and accommodate. Forked-tongue temptation harvests the quid pro quo… and makes us selfish. Instead, we must cultivate our relationships… and be eternally grateful. Struggle with andContinue reading “Original Goodness”

Cynicism

The opposite of hope is cynicism. The opposite of trust is selfishness. Hope is not “what’s in it for me”. Trust is not quid pro quo, cynicism demands loyalty, without mitigation, requiring suspicion and scorn, bullying with blind compliance. We trust in the “vision”, dreams, do indeed, come true and we rest assured, poised inContinue reading “Cynicism”

Good

God, We need to see, what you see, in order to hear, what you hear. For, it is with you, we can be good. God, Still our being and calm our hearts, as we accommodate the common good. For, it is with you, we can do good. God, Give us the grace to embrace theContinue reading “Good”