"Read from some humble poet,
Whose songs gush from his heart
As showers from the clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start.
Such songs have power to quiet,
The restless pulse of care;
And come like the benediction
That follows after prayer."
--Longfellow
"It is necessary to have another kind of priest, called poets, actually to remind men that they are not dead yet."
--Chesterton
Take this cup and drink
Sip and do not gulp
Take life in moderation
______So as not to choke.
Take this blessing given—
Dispose to your delight.
In a way that is whole and fitting—
______Waste not a drop of life.
Come and seize the day.
(It came to mind while listening to Mr. Anderson give a devotion at Emmaus--the day after we watched The Dead Poet's Society.)
"Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy. Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy. Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy. Strengthen me, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy. Guard me then, O Holy Spirit, that I always may be holy. Amen." -Saint Augustine
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