Goethe said, "One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words."

Happy Are They

Brother Roger of Taizé



One of the first things Christ says in the Gospel is this: "Happy the simple-hearted!" Yes, happy those who head towards simplicity, simplicity of heart and simplicity of life.

A simple heart attempts to live in the present moment, to welcome each day as God’s today… Simplifying our life enables us to share with the least fortunate, in order to alleviate suffering where there is disease, poverty, famine…

Where can we find the simplicity indispensable for living out the Gospel? Some words of Christ enlighten us. One day he said to his disciples, "Let the little children come to me; the realities of God are for those who are like them."

And so we would like to say to God: "God, you love us: turn us into people who are humble; give us great simplicity in our prayer, in human relationships, in welcoming others."

More from Brother Roger, who was stabbed to death on Tuesday.

I'm reading this post from Bruderhof.com nodding my head in agreement wistfully thinking I should do this as I look at my powerbook connected to cable modem getting ready to ride my bike before going to work for an hour before getting on airplane to go to Boston so we can go on a cruise. Now just exactly how simple is that??

Weight Watchers recipe cards, circa 1974

THis site is too wierd.

The Writer's Almanac: "Poem: 'The Worriers' Guild' by Philip F. Deaver, from How Men Pray ?. Anhinga Press. Reprinted with permission.

The Worriers' Guild

Today there is a meeting of the
Worriers' Guild,
and I'll be there.
The problems of Earth are
????????to be discussed
????????at length
????????end to end
????????for five days
????????end to end
????????with 1100 countries represented
????????all with an equal voice
????????some wearing turbans and smocks
????????and all the men will speak
????????and the women
????????with or without notes
????????in 38 languages
????????and nine different species of logic.
Outside in the autumn
????????the squirrels will be
????????chattering and scampering
????????directionless throughout the town
????????because
they aren't organized yet."

“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.” – Albert Einstein

Quoted by Ed Rush

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