May your kindness never
be a soulless reflection
of guilt, obligation, cultural
pressure, or desire to play
the favored, superior one.
Rather, may it be a fresh,
balmy fragrance silently rising
from a gentle and generous heart
deeply rooted in the lavish
garden of gratuitous grace
to anoint as holy the very air
we all breathe.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Missteps and stumbles,
no matter how many,
cannot define
or limit your walk
when humility and gratitude
are your companions
along the way.© 2014 Dennis Ference
Walk always toward the Light
on humble feet of clay,
and fly the winds of fate
with joyful winged praise.© 2014 Dennis Ference
In the drama of our life
many of us strain to write
and rewrite the script
over and over in our mind
in an effort to assure
for ourselves a genial story
or perhaps a starring role.
Surely the Creator smiles.© 2015 Dennis Ference
Not laughing at yourself
at least once a day
is like forgetting
to take your heart pill—
very risky.© 2015 Dennis Ference
My new book of original inspirational verses, From the Water’s Edge, is now available from https://www.createspace.com/6040109, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1530558018 and Kindle eBooks at Amazon.
Humility and self-awareness
mixed with God’s unfailing
love and mercy—a powerful formula
for healing and transformation.© 2015 Dennis Ference
My new book of original inspirational verses, From the Water’s Edge, is now available from https://www.createspace.com/6040109, http://www.amazon.com/dp/1530558018 and Kindle eBooks at Amazon.
How quick I am to name, sometimes,
the addictions of family and neighbors,
not always from concern or love, I admit,
but often from my own addiction
to feeling superior and favored.© 2014 Dennis Ference
My new book of original inspirational verses, From the Water’s Edge, is now available from https://www.createspace.com/6040109 and http://www.amazon.com/dp/1530558018.
When the search
for wholeness finds
its way to a humble
faith and compassion
for all that is,
powerful healing
forces are released.© 2014 Dennis Ference
My new book of original inspirational verses, From the Water’s Edge, is now available and can be ordered from https://www.createspace.com/6040109 and http://www.amazon.com/dp/1530558018.
We fuss and flail
and hide our faults,
working hard
to break down
heaven’s door,
impervious to the truth:
for the humble of heart,
fences and doors
exist no more.© 2014 Dennis Ference
(First posted without pic 8/23/14)
As long as you think you have to fix everything,
control everything, explain everything,
and understand everything,
you will never be a peaceful person.~ Richard Rohr
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