The Enemy of the Moment

Crown of Thorns by Tune, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


War had been literally continuous, thought strictly speaking it had not always been the same war. ... 
The enemy of the moment always represented 
absolute evil.

George Orwell, 1984

Truth about Myself

Beauty by a window 1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     O God
     help me
     to believe
     the truth about myself
     no matter
     how beautiful it is!

     Macrina Wiederkehr

Liberty

Flowers in the church 1, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.

Of all varieties of virtue,

liberty is the most beloved.

Aristotle

I am a Sun.

Fly & Dance 2, a photo by rchoephoto on Flickr.


     You may think
     I am a shadow,
     But inside
     I am a sun.

        Damia Gates, Grade 4
        Elizabeth Roberts & Elias Amidon, eds., Prayers for a Thousand Years

A Deep Dream

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

Everything has a deep dream of itself and its fulfillment.

Rachel Naomi Remen, My Grandfather’s Blessing

History

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Originally uploaded by rchoephoto

Nothing that has ever happened should be regarded as lost for history.

Walter Benjamin