A Poem, A Proverb, A Painting, A Prayer: A Lenten Journey-- Day 21: Tuesday after the 3rd Sunday in Lent

Today’s Theme: Claimed


Poem: Faith Knows You
Faith knows You
Beloved
In the way
The tide knows
The moon
Longing for union
Up and down
The rasping beach
Pulled by the deep
Nowhere.
--------------------Ayaz (Angus Landman), English Sufi poet



Proverb:
"The more faithfully you listen to the voice within you,
     the better you hear what is sounding outside of you."
------------------ Dag Hammarskjold (1905-1961), Swedish diplomat, devout Lutheran and mystic; the only person ever awarded the Nobel Peace Prize posthumously



Painting: Seascape by Moonlight, John Everett, English, 1892

     


Prayer: Be Thou My Well
Be thou the well by which I lie and rest;
Be thou my tree of life, my garden ground;
Be thou my home, my fire, my chamber blest,
My book of wisdom, loved of all the best;
Oh, be my friend, each day still newer found,
As the eternal days and nights go round!
Nay, nay—thou art my God, in whom all loves are bound!
----------------------George MacDonald (1824-1905), Scots poet, preacher, fairy tale writer, and editor, influence on JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis; from A Book of Strife in the Form of the Diary of an Old Soul, 1880