Tag Archives: sacred

Blessing The Body

Posted on March 1, 2018 by anyushka

This blessing takes one look at you and all it can say is holy. Holy hands. Holy face. Holy feet. Holy everything in between. Holy even in pain. Holy even when weary. In brokenness, holy. In shame, holy still. Holy … Continue reading →

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Spem In Alium Nunquam Habui

Posted on August 14, 2017 by anyushka

There was unexpected time today for a visit to Tate, and I felt I received sustenance, artistic, spiritual, emotional, from seeing both familiar favourites and new discoveries. The familiar always includes a visit to the Rothko room – and it … Continue reading →

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O Salutaris Hostia

Posted on March 9, 2017 by anyushka

Not all that long ago, I discovered the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds – I had never heard his name before. He writes quite a lot of sacred music, and I find that a lot of it gives me a sense of consolation. … Continue reading →

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Hope/ the Window

Posted on July 14, 2016 by anyushka

found poem © j.i. kleinberg via found poem: hope — chocolate is a verb

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That They May Have Life, and Have It More Abundantly

Posted on October 17, 2015 by anyushka

A case of stained glass photosynthesis…Leaves and light…

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Let us fly to his endless mercy, breathe the freedom of his love

Posted on June 25, 2015 by anyushka

The Greatest Love Asmaa Takieddine The title of the post is a quote from her Artist’s Statement (which you reach if you click on her name).

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Let The Beauty We Love Be What We Do

Posted on April 22, 2015 by anyushka

  Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. fffff Jalal Al-Din Rumi ssss

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