Mirrors of the Soul: A Winter's Prayer: Venus Rising

The following prayer and meditation emerged early one morning prior to sunrise. The prairie sky, clear, without clouds or moon and only the brilliant just-before-dawn light of Venus rising in the east. And so, I wondered, does the Creator notice these tiny moments of creation, perhaps, through our eyes, experiencing a moment of wonder and beauty?

venus rising

good morning god,

early this morning, unable to sleep, i glanced at the eastern horizon and saw

venus rising

across the rugged canyons, beyond the open prairie, barely above the ponderosa pines

the brilliant orange/white light touched her sister earth…

and me.

do you know of this, god? do you see what i see?

does venus rising

touch you, too?

i wonder about the wonder, the vastness of T’unjkasila , the Lakota words for

all that is…

i wonder about you, the all that is…

can a tiny moment of light, a simple reflection of the sun bouncing off a piece of planetary

rock

delight you? the all that is,

like it delights me?

does venus rising

inspire you, change you, make you see and feel a moment of wonder?

i hope so, god, that

venus rising

touches you, makes you feel the wonder of all that is

and reflects the oneness of you, me and all…