tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post1395745750194628749..comments2023-04-01T09:00:18.596-04:00Comments on A Poem A Day from the George Hail Library ~ Selected by Maria Horvath: The Patience of Ordinary ThingsGeorge Hail Libraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05296359504047895036noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-18623789476571294622010-11-07T01:08:03.323-04:002010-11-07T01:08:03.323-04:00I love this poem...it reminds me of how Chesterton...I love this poem...it reminds me of how Chesterton said that it is the ordinary and everyday things that are so surprising and glorious. We should be amazed that the tea doesn't float up out of the teacup, and that the clothes don't get bored and run away. <br /> It's lovely how you find the perfect picture to go with the poem!GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-601402750320174590.post-25539802593594701022010-11-06T13:31:35.745-04:002010-11-06T13:31:35.745-04:00I've been thinking something like this lately,...I've been thinking something like this lately, myself. The answer to greed, I think, is to treat material things, indeed, all things, with an I-Thou relationship. Brother Sun, Sister Moon, Neighbor Falling Leaves In My Gutter, that sort of thing. Only not with the weird sense. <br /><br />This I-Thou relationship with all things captures the same personal alertness that New Age "mindfulness" captures, but brings an awareness of the Createdness of all things under God. We are stewards who know the names of all things.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05791587899672940996noreply@blogger.com