Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us
to encounter everyday epiphanies, those
transcendent moments of awe that change
forever how we experience life and the world.
~John Milton

When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
~Wendell Berry

He (the Lord) maketh me lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. ~Psalm 23: 1-2 ✝
**Images of wood drakes and great herons via Pinterest; collages created by Natalie

absolutely beautiful—tears are welling in my eyes after reading the first quote—for our world is breaking!
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Sadly yes it is my friend but God is not❣😘
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Awe, I needed to see this ❤ I've been a little lost lately….Thank you for posting it ❤
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I think we all are in these uncertain and frightening times Carisa! But God is still in control❣😘
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❤️😉😘🙏
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👍❣😘
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A beautiful post with the promise of peace. Much needed all over our world.
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Absolutely‼️😊❤️
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Exquisite and profound, dear Natalie ❤
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Thanks Carol❣😘🌹
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Beautiful poems.
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Thanks Jessica❣😊
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Beautiful post
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Thanks Raewyn❣😊
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