“Angels in the Cave”
“As they stood there stunned, the friends heard a voice sounding behind them. Turning, they saw an opening in the wall of rock. Above this opening hung a small roof constructed of unhewed timber. A net of branches covered the timber and was weighed down by a couple dozen rocks. “Glory to Thee, O God,” […]
Continue reading“Ludlow”
“At one point, however, Paz perked up and began to pay very close attention to their surroundings. Relatively small but sharp-edged and tightly contoured mounds rose up from the side of the road. They reminded her of ancient Inca ruins. The sky was a lovely shade of pastel blue. Long streamers of cloud angled down […]
Continue reading“Gratitude”
“She felt divinity speaking to her, whispering from the mouths of the tiny creatures and singing from the beaks of songbirds. Somehow, she had opened the cover of the great book of life and could now see all the wondrous pictures and messages contained within it. Her heart throbbed with gratitude and awe as she […]
Continue reading“Mother Meera”
“The next morning, Mother Meera took a walk along the riverside, her students gathered around her like ducklings following their mom. The elements seemed perfectly in harmony here. The dark-brown roughness of the far rocks blended exquisitely with the laurel green of the flowing river, whose wavelets and eddies caused it to resemble a piece […]
Continue reading“The Milky Way”
“By now it was late. The scene before, below, and above the friends was marvelous. The Milky Way looked like a gigantic brain spread across the middle of the sky. A central spine of plum purple rose up to their left at a sixty-degree angle. This spine overlay a roughly elliptical patch colored in faint […]
Continue reading“Beyond Differences”
“My friends, words and concepts and logic are not the tools we will need to accomplish our quest. The world is already at war, with words the first of its weapons drawn. It is fighting to the death over concepts that, in most every case, are simply rallying cries for blood lust. Logic is being […]
Continue reading“Keyhole Arch”
“The overpowering physical and spiritual beauty of the scene blessing their eyes continued to hold everyone’s attention. What were words in the face of this? The keyhole arch beckoned to them. Brightly glowing in soft golden light, it might have been the passageway leading to a brighter world. They all felt like knights or priestesses […]
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