What Is That Beautiful Thing That Just Happened?
At Blackwater Pond
At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled
after a night of rain.
I dip my cupped hands. I drink
a long time. It tastes
like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold
into my body, waking the bones. I hear them
deep inside me, whispering
oh what is that beautiful thing
that just happened?
— Mary Oliver
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
Today’s Invitation
Let beauty resonate in your body.
This Week’s Query
How do you work to steward the earth?
Many Quakers include “stewardship” as one of our core testimonies. Do you find earthcare to be a sacred responsibility? What does that look like in your life?
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