I've lived here at the community with Marsha, my wife, since its founding in 2003. I serve in various ways from pastoral care to landscape maintenance; from coffee brewing to bar keeping.
This is so very true. We’re always looking for beauty in far-away-places, and often overlook the beauty in our own daily lives. Beauty on the journey is all around us. Thanks for this poem/prayer David.
"The Ruined" are those countless ones throughout the ages who have encountered the presence of the living God to such an extent that they are "ruined" for the things of this world. They can never return for any extended time to what was formerly known as "normal life." They are
burned with a vision of the beauty of God in the face of Christ-- and
they seek this in everyone and everything they meet.
This is so very true. We’re always looking for beauty in far-away-places, and often overlook the beauty in our own daily lives. Beauty on the journey is all around us. Thanks for this poem/prayer David.
Nice prayer