I arise today

by John O'Donohue


Original Language English

I arise today

Blessed by all things,
Wings of breath,
Delight of eyes,
Wonder of whisper,
Intimacy of touch,
Eternity of soul,
Urgency of thought,
Miracle of health,
Embrace of God.

May I live this day.

-- from Eternal Echoes: Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong, by John O'Donohue

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Commentary by Ivan M. Granger

On Friday afternoon, right after sending out the poem email, my computer went kaput... problem with the hard drive. I just got it back yesterday, with a healthy new hard drive. Four days without a computer, without email, without access to the Internet. As much as I work at the computer these days, it's a little disorienting to have it totally removed from my life... and then it's pretty nice! :-) A good reminder of all the rest of life.

...But that's why you haven't heard from me since last week. It might take me another day or two to get caught up with emails.

Anyway, I'm back and I'm reachable again.

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Today's poem, what should I say?

May I live this day.

Amen!








I arise today