A poetic reminder, by May Sarton, to remember the good times we spent with our mothers
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A May Sarton Poem for Mother’s Day
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Giving Birth, a Leap of Faith
In Merton’s poem about the Annunciation, Mary chooses to bring a child into an uncertain world. That leap of faith is an expression of hope.
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Mothering Jesus
Spiritual Sunday – Mother’s Day For Mother’s Day, here are three Madeleine L’Engle poems about Mary and Jesus following the crucifixion. I love how they focus on Mary as mother. Three daysWhen you agree to be the mother of GodYou make no conditions, no stipulations.You flinch before neither cruel thorn nor rod.You accept the tears; […]
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Only after Pain Comes Life
For Mother’s Day, here’s a Madeleine L’Engle poem about Jesus’s mother experiencing the crucifixion and then the resurrection. In it we see both the joys and the heartbreak that come with an unconditional mother’s love.
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