The Beatitudes

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Words from the Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke

Rejoice, rejoice and be exceedingly glad,

for great is your reward in heaven.

In thy kingdom, O Lord, remember us.

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst
after righteousness,
for they shall be filled.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they shall obtain mercy.

Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they shall see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called the children of God.

Blessed are those who are persecuted
for righteousness sake,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

from Missa Gaia by Paul Winter

The Blue Green Hills of Earth

words and music by Kim Oler

For the earth forever turning,
For the land, for skies and sea,
To our Source we sing returning
Home to our blue green hills of earth.

For the mountains, hills and pastures
In their silent majesty
For the stars, for all the heavens
Sing we our joyful praise to Thee.

For the sun, for rain and thunder,
For the seasons’ harmony,
For our lives, for all creation
Sing we our joyful praise to Thee.

For the earth forever turning,
For the land which gave us birth,
To our Source we sing returning
Home to the blue green hills of earth.

© 1991 Kim Oler

from Missa Gaia by Paul Winter

A  Beautiful  New  Volume

from

Tibet House  Publications

The Illustrated Life Story of the Dalai Lama of Tibet

Man  of  Peace

by

William Meyers,  Robert Thurman,  &  Michael G. Burbank

illustrated by

Steve Buccellato, Donald Hudson, Kinsun Loh, Miranda Meeks,  &  Andrey Pervukhin

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© 2016 Tibet House US

As Close As Memory Restored

As Close As Memory Restored

by  David Ish

 

You are as close to me as memory restored.

So close the closeness cannot be ignored.

You come to mind, and with your presence blind

With flooded light and peace I find

Whatever task before me gets a portion more

Of loving than it ever got before.

You are as close to me as memory restored.

Memories come at first of you and me

With our bodies being free

And giving lovingly

Our being through our bodies’ door,

Oh, merging union of the more!

You are as close to me as memory restored.

Then memory moves to deeper core,

Earth memories fading from the fore

Beyond memories of all that’s gone before

To memory’s memorable certainty

Of absolutely being, free.

You are as close to me as memory restored.

And from this memory there is no rest

It is the final memory and the best

That I remembered from those brief hours, blessed.

Of memory there’s nothing more.

You are as close to me as memory restored. 
 

from  End of Sorrow

poetry by David Ish and Lloyd Meeker