Poetry Friday
Irish poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue, pictured in his beloved Co Clare
For Belonging
May you listen to your longing to be free.
May the frames of your belonging be generous
enough for your dreams.
My you arise each day with a voice of blessing whis-
pering in your heart.
May you find a harmony between your soul and
your life.
May the sanctuary of your soul never become
haunted.
May you know the eternal longing that lives at the
heart of time.
heart of time.
May there be kindness in your gaze when you look
within.
May you never place walls between the light and
yourself.
May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world
together you, mind you, and embrace you in
belonging.
~ John O’Donohue~
From To Bless the Space Between Us. Doubleday, 2008.
Isn’t this just wonderful! I love John O’Donohue’s poetry – his voice is indeed sadly missed among us.
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A wonderful poem..but then all his poems are wonderful
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“May you listen to your longing to be free.” This line really spoke to me this morning – I am going to meditate on it.
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This is so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes reading it this morning
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This reads almost like a prayer or a blessing – what a wonderful way to start the day
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May you allow the wild beauty of the invisible world
together you, mind you, and embrace you in
belonging.
Sigh!
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Oh my goodness, this is so gorgeous!
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My you arise each day with a voice of blessing whis-
pering in your heart.
Imagine if we could start each day like this!
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Brought tears to my eyes reading this beautiful poem this morning
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Only one thing would make this more perfect…listening to his mellifluous tones reciting these words
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Simply beautiful
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Very moving words
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I feel as if I received a blessing this morning reading this poem – thank you!
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May you never place walls between the light and
yourself.
These words just leaped from the screen at me – i realize that this is something I have been doing all my life. It is like I just got an AHA moment.
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John we miss you!
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I love the blend of Celtic mysticism and the the promise that the Divine lies nearer than our fingertips inherent in all O’Donohue’s writing.
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Indeed Roisin, it is one of the most beautiful aspects of his writing
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O’Donohue once said that “We do not need to go out to find love, rather we need to be still and let love discover us”
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Very beautiful reminder Carl
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Beautiful, moving and humbling – thank you so much for sharing it.
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***LOVE***
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