Category Archives: Spiritual Contemplation

Witness in the Storm

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Somewhere in the storm, lightning flashed, again and again and again, sending great surges of diffuse light, muffled and muted by the layers of rain and cloud. Continue reading →

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Hard Times

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I look at him and see other old men that I loved. Men with hard hands and soft voices, men gentled by memory. Continue reading →

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Prayer for a Gray Morning

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Doc Arnett

On a day such as this, O Lord,
be near to me, I pray;
Keep its darkness far from my spirit. Continue reading →

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Heavy Soil

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Doc Arnett

There are times, too, when words have no effect whatsoever, no matter how impassioned the plea or how tender the entreaty. Continue reading →

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And I thought, too, how good it would be if all of us just went ahead and did something good for our community, even if no one else showed up and no one else saw what we were doing. Continue reading →

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Beyond the Bloom

Posted on May 6, 2010 by Doc Arnett

I stand still for a moment, close my eyes and draw in that light perfume. It seems to collect in the middle of my brain, suspending thought and filling me with calm. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessings, function, gifts, glorifying God, glory, locust, locust blooms, locust trees | Comments Off

Prisoners of Love

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Doc Arnett

Love delivered in some way other than according to the fantasy of the individual is not accepted, enjoyed or even acknowledged. Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged God, God's love, interpretation, liberation, love, motivation, needs, psychology | Comments Off

A Sagging Sky

Posted on May 4, 2010 by Doc Arnett

The sky looked like an El Greco painting done in shades of gray and turned on its side. Huge drops of cloud emerged from the dark bank and sagged toward the earth with light shafts of mist drifting between them. Continue reading →

Posted in Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged art, awesome sky, clouds, communication, el greco, human, humane, nature, painting, weather | Comments Off

Good Practice

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Doc Arnett

It is good on a day like this
to let a greater Spirit
draw near to ours,
Continue reading →

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High Winds

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Doc Arnett

In a world where storms are sometimes stronger than oak trees, it takes more than bending a bit now and then to stand our ground. Continue reading →

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