Thursday, October 13, 2011

Z is for Zen: A Meditation



©1999 by Susan Noyes Anderson, Awaken Your Spiritual Power, Karisma Press

The sun will rise each day, and night will fall.

We here can only wait, and watch, and see.

It is not ours to tamper with the flow

Of nature, nor mistrust her majesty.

'Twas other hands, not ours, whose heavenly light

Kindled eternal splendor in the skies;

Another whispers peace unto our minds

When darkness looms before our faltering eyes.

And listening, we somehow come to know

That in the midst of darkness, even then,

He sends the moon and stars to light our way,

And promises the sun will rise again.

"Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended." Isaiah 60:20

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43 comments:

People Who Know Me Would Say: said...

Soooooooooooooo beautiful! And perfectly paired with the music and photos!

Ames said...

How peaceful Sue. And beautiful too!~Ames

Anonymous said...

This is such a peaceful post! Thank you!

~✽Mumsy✽~ said...

This is such a beautiful, fantastic, and wonderful post, Sue! Your poetry reads like music in my ears.

Cathy Kennedy said...

Amazingly beautiful, Sue! I love how you put photos with each line of your poetry.

Zombies...Alphabe-Thursday & T2Q

Unknown said...

Thank you.
I so needed that.
And those pictures are so lovely too.
I just need more faith.

lesa said...

You are very talented! Thanks for the peaceful reminder of hope!

Lola said...

In one word: beautiful! Beautifully balanced post in every way!

Happy Alphabe-Thursday!

XOXO LOLA:)

Alphabe-Thursday

jen said...

Along with your post yesterday--two beautiful pieces of prose. Thanks yet again, and thanks for supporting my series this week. You'll never know how much that's meant to me.

karen said...

Just the way to start my day! You never cease to surprise me with these lovelies.

Visits With Mary said...

Beautiful, beautiful post..

SarahBeth said...

Beautiful! The photos are awe inspiring and the prose is uplifting and so true...

Welcome to the Garden of Egan said...

Beautiful.
I love your comments and music.
Very peaceful.

LeAnn said...

A very lovely poem and picturs. Your poetry is so beautiful. Blessings to you for a peaceful moment while reading your post today.

Pat said...

This gave me the most peaceful feeling - just perfect and something I will return to again.

Thank you for presenting this to us -

Gattina said...

What a nice zen post ! Now I can go to bed peacefully, except that Mr. G. complained about the music on your blog which woke him up, when I opened your post ! lol !

Anonymous said...

I feel so peaceful now! Thank you! =>

Brian Miller said...

very nice..the words accentuate the wisdom and serenity in the words....like water over rocks...

CB said...

Peaceful!

DIYbyDesign said...

That is just beautiful. My life is so hurried and rushed that I could use your post just about now. Thanks for that moment.

Splendid Little Stars said...

lovely!
serene.
joyful.

Grandma Honey said...

Beautiful, Sue.
I remember as a little girl being sick in the night and finding comfort in knowing the sun would come up in the morning. So I love the line, "And promises the sun will rise again."

Stef said...

Thanks for that. It's true.

The Poet said...

Hello.
Coupled with the nice music, this was calming & soothing.

Awesome photos!

Thanks for sharing & visiting. Much appreciated.

The Evening Zephyr

Joy For Your Journey said...

Oh that is beautiful!! I read it three times--and then read it out loud to my husband. We have a good friend going through a very difficult time and I think I will send her a link to your blog as well. What a beautiful thought--and gorgeous pictures.

Karen Mortensen said...

I hate to keep repeating myself but that was beautiful. It really touched my heart. Thanks.

Amy said...

Sue, this is beautiful. It is almost exactly what my friend right now needs. I am going to send her a link. You are amazing. Really.

Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson said...

Beautiful! And how thankful I am for each rising day. Thanks for popping over to visit me!

anitamombanita said...

I like it.... don't you think we need to do another book?

Jo said...

That was beautiful ... thank you for that!

Leovi said...

Fabulous! you get beautiful images for meditation. Very nice photos.

4 Lettre Words said...

What a calming and beautiful post, Sue. A great way to end the week!

Vicki/Jake said...

Oh Sue, just what I needed to bring me back down to reality after a week away. You're awesome!

Karen Sue said...

beautiful, just beautiful.
Things that make you go.."Hmmmm" in contentment.
Thanks

Unknown said...

Lovely.

And now you need to post your Five Question Friday

21 Wits said...

Just absolutely lovely photos and the music so relaxing going along the way..thank you.

Anonymous said...

This is just so beautiful sweet Sue and brings a feeling of peace. Very nice! Hugs

Judie said...

This is just the kind of thing that I have come to expect from you, Sue. When I am down, posts like these, from you, always make me feel better.

Darlene said...

Sue, I am sitting alone in this incredibly large home of Nancy's and I can understand why she hates living here now, all alone. I don't feel comfortable myself. Nancy and Dick went shopping and Fred and Chris left to go somewhere. It is a strange feeling. This poem, that I love so well, and the accompanying pictures are so calming that as soon as Nancy gets home, I am going to have her come into this office and read this beautiful post.

Her computer is a Mac and I don't feel at all comfortable using it either. Think I'll go read this poem again.

Dana @ Bungalow'56 said...

Just lovely Sue.
Dana

Unknown said...

Sue, this is perfectly written. I see another commenter agreed with me but perfect it is.

Caroline said...

"Another whispers peace unto our minds.."


so lovely, Sue!

:)

Jenny said...

Oh Sue.

I just want to whisper my comment in quite reverance. This was beautiful.

Absolutely beautiful.

Hugs and blessings...

And hope to Z you again quite soon.

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