Saturday, August 8, 2020

The Temple Doors are Always Open




"People see God every day, they just don't recognize him." ~Pearl Bailey





The oldest cathedral that can be found
has no doors nor walls
the windows are stained by God's own brush
and the bell tolls by the song sparrow's call
we need not venture to the alter
for we may kneel right where we stand
for like the smallest of branches
God is always reaching out His loving hands.



©Carrie Van Horn 2020







Saturday, August 1, 2020

A Graceful Arrangement

Photography by Jason Evans
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“The greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a life without purpose.”
~ Myles Munroe


I could not have known there was a certain mercy in empty hands
Like a vase ready for meadow flowers
Hollowed like a silver maple
Awaiting something more
All the wreckage
That stole so much from my heart
After the winter’s freeze
Gave way to new growth
Flowers that now sit upon my dinner table.



© Carrie Van Horn 2020