A Positively Poetic Priest

Today I was witness to: people partying people escaping reality the backs of my eyelids Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania Truckers smoking cigarettes an abundance of food shared a father and a boyfriend working together a beautiful sunset a blue heron take flight a mother being cold family sitting around enjoying being together Today I was witness to: humanity and profound love always hand in hand 6/24/17

During her time in college, Sara Miles found herself in the midst of the war zone in Central America.  "It turned out that gunfire had a way of focusing my attention. And that I cared, passionately, about knowing the difference between the official story and physical reality." (pg 13) This is something that is becoming questionable in our society, what is the physical reality of a situation? No matter how we look at something we always bring our context, our baggage and our perceptions into the story. Any story can be looked at in a myriad of ways and in a world where people can tell those stories for a wide audience, the language used, the nuances, can be very important to understanding the story being told. What is the physical reality of our lives? What are the stories we tell ourselves? How much of a gap is there between the two?

Where were you ten years ago? Consider all the decisions Bringing you to this opportune moment Not just the questions of grand repose Of where to live and what to do But each precious second's investment Are your bananas organic - when was The last potassium rich fruit you consumed  Hanging ripening in community? Consider the lilies of the field And in consideration realize you've never Never seen lilies in a field - a pond, a shop, a vase But never in an open field, what else? What else do you know so deeply  There are imprints on your heart But have never truly seen - reality Changing our considerations With an awareness of another side of life