Dec 31, 2023

Living in Unconditional Love (147)

 

“Love flows from God to humans without effort:

As a bird glides through the air without moving its wings-

Thus, they go wherever they wish united in body and soul,

Yet separate in form.”

–Mechtild of Magdeburg

 

My wife Eileen died from esophageal cancer in February 2020 one year after being diagnosed, 60 years after we met on Long Island. Then my brother Tom became ill (not COVID), and I spent a total of six weeks being with him in Ohio, but he died in October 2020. My sister-in-law Sue Mahoney died from Covid-19 in January 2021. On top of it all stood the pandemic, locking everyone down almost two years. Covid has proved to be a persistent problem, and many of the long-term effects are quite serious, and it has proven much more serious than flu.

12/31/2023                    Happy New Year to all. Returned from a wonderful trip to Mohonk on Saturday. Will discuss that next week.

Meditation

 

Gentle One, I am grateful for the past year and the gift of family and friends. May all have a good and gentle year, and may our country survive the coming election turmoil, and the world find a path to peace.