Living Art by Adachi Zenko
“The secret to make yourself stronger is to absorb the strength of the people around you.”
–Adachi Zenko
Adachi made his dream come true, that of preserving nature as a museum. His treasures comprised the beauty of the Japanese landscape for generations to enjoy.
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“There is only one person with whom you can profitably compare yourself, and this person is your yesterday self: You.”
–Author Unknown
“Through the looking glass
You could see your mask
Dreams will come true
With only a clue
Wandering aimlessly alone
To find my way home
Winds swept under my feet
My hands begin to meet
I closed my eyes
Remembering my ties
Trying to make a dash
Through the looking glass.”
–Poem by Sharon Adamson
Painting by Freydoon Rassouli
When Mary of Magdala went to the tomb where Jesus was buried and did not find him, she stated, “They have taken my Lord and I don’t know where they laid him.” John 20:11-18
This poem by Chiara Lubich echoes Mary’s deep regret:
Jesus,
On Easter morning,
you appeared to Mary Magdalene.
You call her by name.
You have forgotten the life she left behind her:
her troubled past, her sins.
You call her.
Do you call each of us in the same way?
Once we have decided to love you,
Do you forget our past too?
Do you call us too by name?
How can we continue to worry
about our failures
our past,
our sins?
Jesus,
are you not the same now,
as you were then?
These thoughts stir up another question for us.
Has something or someone taken our Lord away from us?
Christ always waits for our return.
Painting by Bruce Nutting
Today, as on the first Good Friday, the Lord says:
My Children, let go of
The spirit of fear, hate, confusion, lies, abuse, anxiety and poverty
you have no place
you are not welcome here
spirit of fear, you must go
Everyday, let us claim the mind of Christ and pray for the good to happen.
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“If Christ didn’t rise from the dead, then our faith is in vain.”
–John Cardinal O’Connor
In the midst of following in Jesus’ Passion, let us remember those now preparing for Baptism, while for those of us already baptized, let Grace continue to transform our lives.
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Thanks to Kamal at Boundlessblessings.blog, I can embellish this post with her good thoughts as a Haiku:
Within us the book
Is not fully opened
To reveal its treasures
Goodness rests not on things but on how we use things.
“We search the world for truth, we cull
The good, the true, the beautiful,
From graven stone and written scroll,
And all old flower-fields of the soul;
And, weary seekers of the best,
We come back laden from our quest,
To find that all the sages said
Is in the Book our mothers read.”
–Author Unknown
