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Still Saturday: Mute

September 25, 2015 By Sandra Heska King

ROSE

 

 

Mute

Must we use words

For everything?

Can there not be

A silent, flaming

Leap of heart

Toward Thee?

~Elizabeth B. Rooney

as found in At the Still Point: A Literary Guide to Prayer in Ordinary Time, compiled by Sarah Arthur

 

ROSE AND DRAGONFLY

 

In the stillness,

Sandy

Sandra Heska King - Still Saturday

Welcome to the Still Saturday Community where we pause after a busy week, move in quiet pilgrimage, maybe linger a while in some still place, and soak in the beauty of images and reflect on the depth of sparse words. We’d love for you to join us. Grab the button and link up below. We all love to hear if something especially speaks to your heart, but please don’t feel pressured to comment. Simply take some time to be still together, to gaze long and drink deep.

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  1. Joanne Norton says

    September 25, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    LOVE your pictures, as usual. These made me smile! Always like how you share and spread around. Thank you!!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      September 26, 2015 at 8:04 am

      Love you, Joanne!

  2. MB says

    September 26, 2015 at 12:56 am

    *silent appreciation of the poem* 😉

    • Sandra Heska King says

      September 26, 2015 at 8:04 am

      🙂

  3. Patricia @ Pollywog Creek says

    September 26, 2015 at 6:17 am

    Lovely. And I know this isn’t exactly what the poem means, but I remember when my children were little and talked incessantly and when I reached my breaking point I’d tell them that we had to stop talking for a while because I needed to rest my ears.

    Have a wonderful weekend, my beautiful friend. xoxox

    • Sandra Heska King says

      September 26, 2015 at 8:06 am

      A poem speaks as a poem speaks. 🙂

      I hope you get to rest more than your ears this weekend… Gentle hugs, Patricia. xoxo

  4. Sheila Kimball says

    September 26, 2015 at 7:30 am

    Hello Sandy — I intended to post a comment with NO WORDS only my name info but the Big Computer said ERROR…what does IT know anyway? So…I agree…a silent flaming leap of heart … Yes! Blessings on your Saturday. Hugs!

    • Sandra Heska King says

      September 26, 2015 at 8:07 am

      Ha! The Big Computer is so silent… and yet so noisy. Flaming with you, Sheila.

  5. Grace says

    September 26, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    A silent, flaming

    Leap of heart

    for thee…

    I love the poem. Thank Ma for sharing and for the Linkup..

  6. Mikki Jo says

    September 26, 2015 at 1:38 pm

    Thanks for the link up party! What a wonderful way to share God, in His stillness!

  7. Lynn Mosher says

    September 26, 2015 at 2:56 pm

    Sooo good, as always! Mute. Quiet. As Mom used to say, “Sometimes, silence is golden!” Amen!

  8. Constance Morrison says

    September 26, 2015 at 4:18 pm

    The poem reminded me of the disciples who met Jesus on the Emaus Road. “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” A flaming leap of the heart, although not very silent : )

  9. Lyli @3dlessons4life.com says

    September 26, 2015 at 5:23 pm

    Beautiful 🙂

  10. Laurie Collett says

    September 26, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    Just breathtaking. Thanks for hosting & God bless.

  11. Dolly@Soulstops says

    September 26, 2015 at 11:32 pm

    Sandy,

    Lovely 🙂 I’ve missed being here…gorgeous new sidebar photo of you 🙂

  12. Geneva says

    September 27, 2015 at 8:37 am

    Thank you for hosting this sweet party … Your post is stunning! Both visually and the poem is perfect.

  13. Nina says

    September 27, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Such a timely word for me today – and a lovely photo to go with!
    Thank you Sandy!

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