Showing posts with label Joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joy. Show all posts

Thursday, November 29, 2018

A Gift of Words: Archbishop Tutu

“Dear Child of God, you are loved with a love that nothing can shake, a love that loved you long before you were created, a love that will be there long after everything has disappeared. You are precious, with a preciousness that is totally quite immeasurable. And God wants you to be like God. Filled with life and goodness and laughter—and joy.
“God, who is forever pouring out God’s whole being from all eternity, wants you to flourish. God wants you to be filled with joy and excitement and ever longing to be able to find what is so beautiful in God’s creation: the compassion of so many, the caring, the sharing. And God says, Please, my child, help me. Help me to spread love and laughter and joy and compassion. And you know what, my child? As you do this—hey, presto—you discover joy. Joy, which you had not sought, comes as the gift, as almost the reward for this non-self-regarding caring for others.” Desmond Tutu

Collage: my art from the former website, Polyvore

Friday, June 20, 2014

Poetry Friday: By Grace

 
By Grace

I will, with arms raised,
plunge and swoop through life, joy-filled
in the glancing sun.
 
 
Lorie Ann Grover, 2014

Friday, October 5, 2012

Poetry Friday: Scuttling Orchid


Scuttling Orchard

Joy bursts open, but
beware the sharp points poised to
prick your happiness. 


Lorie Ann Grover, 2012