Prayer of Tree Arms

Prayer of Tree Arms
Arms of the trees reach out towards
  the soft grey of the chancel arch windows
    much as we do in prayer
      when needing our God.
         Let us reach out towards God
            and let the fruits of our prayers
               grow in our lives
                  as the soft green leaves
                     strengthen on the trees.
                        Amen.

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette in mystical Ireland

The Beauty of Tramore

The Beauty of Tramore

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette

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for any worthy purpose

Glorious as the robes of Solomon

Even the humble leaves on the wayside

are arrayed as gloriously

as the robes of Solomon.

A poem of greens with

a heart of ruby

near a rushing fall

of Irish water.

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette. Please feel free to use copyright free for any worthy purpose

Colours of Irish Autumn

The Colours of Irish Autumn

a poem of beauty

from the Hands of the Creator

may His Name be praised

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette. Please feel free to use copyright free for any worthy purpose

Follow the Yellow Brick Road

Put on your dancing shoes

Even though it's raining outside!

Have the confidence and uniqueness

to dance your own path through life.

Follow your own Yellow Brick Road

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette

Thanksgiving and potatoes

Working in the kitchen ...

  with thanksgiving in our hearts

for the fruits and vegetables of the fields

for the rice and potatoes

for the nourishment we need.

Let us look around us ...

is there anyone near us

with whom we can share our bounty?

Sometimes we are the one with the bounty,

and sometimes we are the one in need.

Let us all be brothers and sisters to each other

and extend our open hand, and share of our bounty

As God has blessed us

let us share our blessings with others.

*Please see link for the beautiful song, "Because I have been given much"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuyId4VTotA
With thanks to John Canaan and Youtube for this beautiful video

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette in Ireland. Please feel free to use copyright free for any worthy purpose

An afternoon in Ireland

An afternoon in Ireland

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette

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Quietly majestic

Quietly majestic in the late afternoon-

gracious spire pointing heavenwards as a gentle reminder

of God; inspiring us to quiet thanksgiving

and prayer

The beauty of Kroonstad

*Photograph taken by Catherine Nicolette