Tuesday’s Reflection
IN ONE OF HIS POEMS, Wendell Berry writes about “the peace of wild things.” When the world’s trouble invades your soul and disturbs your sleep, seek out the peace of wild things. When you worry about the future for your children, go dwell where the squirrels run. Sit beside a stream where herons feed. Look at the sky and at fragrant flowers where the hummingbirds fly. Let go of worry and fear, and rest in God’s gift of creation. Seek the healing, renewing powers of places where the wild creatures dwell.
- Openings
From page 182 of Openings: A Daybook of Saints, Psalms, and Prayer by Larry James Peacock. Copyright © 2003 by Larry James Peacock. All rights reserved. Used by permission of Upper Room Books. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
Where do you go to find your despair healed? Where are your places of rest? Where do you go to lift your sagging spirits? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
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