Your journey
is not defined
by the style or color
of your shoes
but by the quality
of your presence.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo: © 2014 Lily Brock
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Dark Journey
In the trial
of every Dark Journey
the child of faith
chooses to trust
in the promise
of the Light.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo: © 2014 Lily Brock
Healthy Growth
Within and Without
When you come to know
the truth and beauty
of the true self within,
you will find that
it is not a thing apart
from the truth and beauty
of the world without.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo: © 2014 Lily Brock
Others’ Faith in Us
Others’ faith in us,
when we have none of our own,
can one day help awaken
our faith in a larger Presence
flowing everywhere
and through everyone,
frothing with desire
to cleanse us all
with the healing waters
of boundless Love.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo: © 2014 Lily Brock
To My Repeated Questioning
To my repeated questioning,
again and again,
the Spirit replied:
cultivate faith, be available,
and surrender into Life
right where you are,
and you will find
the Truth for which you long.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo: © 2014 Lily Brock
Saving Grace
To all who, like me, slowly
and with unconscious stealth,
maneuver to take back control
after they have experienced
God’s saving grace,
do not be so foolish
as to think you will ever be
without the need for that grace.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Deaths
If we choose to live
the deaths of our lives,
small and large,
if we are present to them,
breathe into them,
not gorging on nor eschewing
our suffering and tears,
they may become our teachers
and reveal themselves to be
part of the great work
of transformation which unveils
the mystery
of our true self in God.
© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo by Anna Eastland
The Spirit’s Love Song
We are not called
to mourn our fragility
or tearfully lament
our weakness
but to surrender it all
to the Spirit and rejoice
as she writes with it
her sacred Love song© 2015 Dennis Ference
Photo: © 2014 Lily Brock
The Imperfect You
May you receive
the grace to love
the imperfect you
and so begin
to fully celebrate
your life.© 2015 Dennis Ference
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