New Life

 

 

 

 

Breath by breath by breath

we are breathed in

on the divine intake

of a quivering sigh of Love,

swept into a divine desire,

miraculously longing to share

our essence,

to wander in the gardens

we create,

to touch the tender

blossoming of our longing

for a wholeness

that our soul remembers.

We cry out for Love to live among us,

to accept the offerings

of our wounded hearts.

The earth sighs and releases its pain,

as we surrender our resistance

to being loved.

Each heartbeat reaches for the

  intimacy and nearness

of another heart,

 a rhythm that quickens

and strengthens the life force

 that sustains us.

 The Beloved quiets our seeking,

silencing our cries

with a whispering kiss

of Presence

  in a holy moment

of recovered innocence

and new life.

 

Naomi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sanctuary

 

 

 

sanctuary

 

wandering in the mist

feeling the cooling droplets

tracing the skin

like fluid fingers of quiet rain

breathing the rich scent

rising from the dampness of the earth

beneath the silent summer grass

only the light from the stars

flickering in the tiny drops

that seem to drift from the sky

fragmenting the distant sun

into tiny lights

like tears mingling with tears

some creative power

far beyond the force of this life

moving each step

in this wilderness of

simple elegance

the heart a glowing ember

a remembrance of a greater flame

burning within

melting into dripping sparks

as they fall from lips

sighing and singing

the unearthly sound of a

lover’s song

like the solitary bird

lost in the sweet

flowing sounds

that announce the light long

before the dawn

eyes take no notice of the dark

surrendered to a beauty

of another kind

caught in the vortex

of a spiraling galaxy of love

spinning silver strands

of light around

the earth

enfolding lovers in

its embrace

 

Naomi

Morning Prayer

 

Morning Prayer

 

O Spirit of the Living God,

move within us

to know your Divine Love,

to feel your Divine Presence,

to breathe your Divine Breath,

to be moved by the beating

of your Divine Heart

surrounding and

 embracing our own hearts.

Move within us

 to awaken our souls,

within your own Divine Soul,

to let all that would

seem to separate us fall away,

and may only your

Divine Intention remain.

Help us to surrender

and yield to your Divine Will

trusting in all that we are

unable to understand.

Grant us your Divine Assurance

and the Grace

 to help us see your face

in all faces

Forgive us our weaknesses,

our ignorance, and all the ways

we fall short of your perfect love.

Help us realize and grow into

the Divine capabilities

you have placed within us.

 

In thanksgiving and praise

and Love

from our united hearts,

 

Naomi

 

 

too deep for words

 

“There are great joys that can fill our hearts,

and there are deep pains that can tear us apart,

the Holy Spirit knows them all,

and the prayers and cries of the heart are always heard,

even when they are too deep for words.”

 

“There is an inner dynamic in the evolution

of all true love

that leads to a level of communication

‘too deep for words.’

There the lover becomes inarticulate,

falls into silence,

and the beloved receives the silence as eloquence.

Love opens us to that deep level

of communication with the Divine. 

Love leads us to a meeting place with God

at our deepest center,

a life-giving dwelling place with God.”

 

T. Hall,

from

Too Deep for Love

 

 

In reflecting on scripture, 

searching for what is too deep for words,

I came upon this verse,

which has been written into a much loved song,

and it has become an inner prayer for me.

 

“Do not be afraid.

I have called you by name, you are mine.

I am your God. I regard you as precious,

and I love you.”

Isaiah 43: 2-7

 

 

This one speaks to our

deep inner conversation with God.

 

“Rest in God alone, my soul!

God is the source of my hope. Trust in God.

Pour out all that is in your heart to God.”

Psalm 62: 5-8

May we meet in prayer in that place of love

that is too deep for words.

Naomi

 

Revelations of Love

My life was changed

by the experience

of falling under the gaze

of perfect love and the light

and revelation

of Conscious Love

 

In order to live

 into the vision of divine love,

we meet the vision as an embrace

through One that mirrors

our inner beauty to us,

sees within us,

 and graciously forgives us

for the times

we have been less than love

in our human behavior.

This is Conscious Love at work,

opening from one heart to another,

raising and transforming the energy

 through a Love that exalts us

and loves us with a Love

that touches the soul

and releases the light

embedded within us by God,

which is the light of Love and Truth.

We experience being seen

through the eyes of divine perception,

and we know it and feel it,

because it gives us moments

when we feel the ecstasy

of Joy and Union 

through a Love that only comes 

through a lived experience

 of our own wholeness,

when all opposites are balanced,

and we are not living

in opposition with

the Higher Self.

 We feel the life-giving radiance

streaming from our soul

into our cells

and we glimpse

the ascension in a way

that does not exclude us,

but welcomes us

into a divine reality

that becomes our existence.

It is more powerful than anything

that can happen to us

that might try to make us believe

we are less than we are.

It is the triumph of the new body,

 the new earth, the new spirit

that touches

 the eternal possibilities

 of Divine Love.

We leap into a new perception 

through the light

 of our own transfiguration.

We walk with Love. 

Love walks with us. 

We breathe its inclusiveness.

We become Love. 

We taste the sweetness

 of who we truly are,

and the overwhelming response

is to want to share it

with another

and another and another.

It is a fire, a blessed fire,

a burning glory,

that does not harm us, 

but transforms us,

and we experience

a renaissance

of our entire being.

We become One with the Beloved,

and we know

the wonder and beauty

 of Oneness and Belovedness

more perfectly 

than we ever could have

envisioned alone.

 

 

Naomi

Let Love Be Your Companion

 

 

 

Let Love Be Your Companion

 

What if your voice is the only voice

that someone hears beyond their own?

What is the message that you share?

When someone looks into your eyes

wanting to feel you care,

what will they see there?

Who remembers who you are?

When the world feels full of strangers,

where do you go to find a friend?

 

An elderly woman took my hand

and said with a longing look in her eyes,

please don’t forget about me.

I could see that deep inside,

she was afraid that she

 would forget who she was.

Who are we without those we

choose to share our lives?

If you lose everything you own,

and the world you’ve made

is ripped away, who are you?

What is your touchstone?

Where is home?

We are the creators of our lives,

and we decide who we will be

with every choice we make.

Look deep within

and befriend your heart.

  Whisper your secrets

to the light that shines within you.

Dive into the reflecting pool

of your soul and know that

a greater soul welcomes you home.

Let your heart know who you are.

Let love be your companion

and dearest friend.

No matter where you go,

no need to fear,

for Love is always near.

Look within and know that

Love is always here.

 

Naomi

Morning Lovesong

 

 O sacred morning,

O precious breath of dawn,

flow through us,

as a fountain

of new life.

Allow the rushing

eagerness of our longing

to become the

the gentle streaming

of love’s grace,

making its way to you,

through the vibrant colors

of the earth

in the fullness of spring,

in the passionate heat

of summer,

in the coolness of fall,

and in the purity

of winter’s patience.

Grant us the flowering

of friendship

with all Creation

dissolving us

as we dance into

 your outsretched arms.

Bathe us in the sunlight

of your golden gaze,

when all life turns toward your

lifegiving lover’s call.

You summon us with your glance

to surrender into the dawn

 as we feel the

 greening of our souls

and the blossoming

of our hearts.

Our life becomes the

transforming Joy of lovers

 discovering our melting

  oneness into all

 you create.

 

Naomi

My Heart is Singing Again

 

 

My Heart is Singing Again

 

Oh, dear friends,

on this sacred morning,

when the universe is charged

with the beautiful energy of God,

turn from your sleep

and embrace all that cries out

wanting to awaken

within you!

 

Let the Beloved

hidden in every cell

come bursting forth and

animate your life

with the divine madness

of Love!

 

Let it touch you awake.

Let it transform you.

Let it change the way you perceive

all that exists.

 

Fall in love with the One God

who manifests

through all religions,

through all forms,

through the moon and stars,

through the sun

through the earth,

through the water of life.

through the wind,

and the fire!

 

Let your heart glow

with the luminous light

of the Holy Spirit

of the Beloved

and discover the Joy

that only the divine presence

of Love can give.

 

 

Naomi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Grace of Kindness

The Grace of Kindness

 

 There is a voice,

a voice that emerges from the heart

that offers hope

in so many different ways.

It can be a writer, an artist,

a poet, a photographer,

 a gifted orator, a painter,

 a dreamer, a visionary

that helps us remember love

 and stirs our hearts awake again.

Yet ,it is the ordinary person

doing heroic things in times of trouble

that inspires those hit by disaster

and war and illness and loss,

that helps us remember

how much we need each other,

and how love in action

goes hand in hand with the dream.

It is one who forgives us

when we least deserve

to be forgiven

who helps us go on.

It is an ordinary person

in ordinary times

that offers us the helping hand,

the listening ear, the presence,

and the caring heart,

who says we matter to someone, 

that keeps us from giving up

on ourselves

and on each other.

It is the grace of kindness

that helps us remember

 the beauty of life and relationship.

 Never wonder if the things

we do out of love for others

makes a difference.

No matter who we are

or how important we have become,

 no matter how famous,

or how rich, or how poor,

or how talented,

or how admired we might be,

we are all vulnerable

and have times of feeling alone

and need someone to care

about who we are

beyond what others see.

 I am always amazed

how true kindness

can bring tears to the bravest soul

 as it reaches through the outer layers

 and touches a desire

to be loved

that the heart

had almost forgotten.

Bless the heroes

who do this every day

as a way of life.

Bless you and thank you

for helping us remember love.

 

 Naomi

 

 

Dreams of Light

Dreams of Light

 

Sometimes dreams are kind,

and yield a taste of something new,

making nonsense out of nothing,

rearranging fragments

of form and colored memory

 into raucous fun.

The world becomes a place

where propriety is a cast off word.,

and playfulness is a path!

The night is full of disguises,

Yesterday wears different clothes,

Tomorrow is a meadow of sunlight

filled with possibility,

and I can feel and run and fly.

I poke my head through a cloud

and startle an angel

and wake up laughing.

I do get weary of common sense.

Dreams can be delicious,

wildly free, and foolish.

Can you come along and play?

Let’s rearrange reality

for at least a little while.

I will leave the door

of my dreams open,

 so you can wander in and out,

whenever you like.

Let’s honor joy

and have some fun!

Perhaps our dreams will touch,

and our hearts

will remember beauty.

 

Naomi

Painting by Rassouli

Joy Vibrations

www.rassouli.com