Everywhere and ever-present God,
friend, comforter, protector, guide,
shepherd, parent......
here we are in this season
when Jesus has ascended,
left us,
but the Holy Spirit has not yet come.
And honestly God,
sometimes it feels like we are on our own,
not just for these 10 days but for every day for all time.
We are so unjust, so cruel, so arrogant to each other.
Help us trust in the coming and the power of your Holy Spirit,
lest we get lost in the wilderness of fear and despair.
We pray this for our sake, that we might find our best lives,
and for the sake of Jesus,
that his life, death, resurrection, and ascension will not have been in vain.

 Multicolored flash
at the hummingbirds feeder -
      welcome little friend.

 White clouds drifting by,
wind sets the woods a-humming -
      sunshine on the deck.

 

Dark clouds now, rain coming? 

 Airplanes overhead,
Speed boats on the horizon -
        Bathers on the beach.

On the bench it's me - eating a pasty!

Grass is turning green,

buds are just ready to burst -

        summer in the wings!

                      or

         summer on the way!

                     Or even 

Grass greening on first, 

buds swinging for the fences -

        summer is on deck! 

Voices call from all

around me sitting in the

       public library. 

Dry leaves, bare branches,
many big trees blown over -
       walking Presque Isle trail.

And blue sky, blue lake, some verbal ponds (see today's Mining Journal) and stretches of muddy trail. All in all, really nice!