Thursday, March 28, 2013

Ubi Caritas Et Amor



What could be more Divine
than Loving Community,
where we are gathered
to be for one another?

Let us be joined,
braided in love,
filled with, and renewed by
joy,
kindness,
patience,
purpose,
calm
and thanksgiving.

If indeed it is Holy
that we are gathered as one,
let us not be given to quarrel;
may no unkind thought enter
to divide us from the dignity
to which each of us is equally due,
in the name all that is Holy.

Within the due completion
of every compassionate act
of love and understanding
is the reminder
of The Artist’s exultation:
It is all Good!

Since we are together,
may we ever be joined
and braided in that union,
renewed and fulfilled,
thankful,
calm,
purposeful,
patient,
joyful,
and kind.

To be for one another
is the reason that we were made,
that we might, that we must
gather in Loving Community,
now and eternally;
Therefore, let us always be found here,
in celebration, in service, in joy!

© 2013 by Elisabeth T. Eliassen

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