We should maintain that if an interpretation of any word in any religion leads to disharmony and does not positively further the welfare of the many, then such an interpretation is to be regarded as wrong; that is, against the will of God, or as the working of Satan or Mara.

Buddhadasa Bikkhu, a Thai Buddhist Monk


Tuesday, May 10, 2011

A North Country Litany

Although written by a poet of the prairies, Kathleen Norris, this brief prayer/litany is apt for the North Country of New York as well.

Cold and chill, bless the Lord
Dew and rain, bless the Lord
Frost and chill, bless the Lord
Ice and snow, bless the Lord
Nights and days, bless the Lord
Light and darkness, bless the Lord.

     - from Dakota: A Spiritual Geography (1993), p. 25.
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