Spirituality

  • I Believe

    From April 2024, I was involved as a mentor in the confirmation process for youth at Orleans United Church. During the process, there are intense conversations about beliefs, faith, world and societal issues, and the list goes on. And for me, there was a reaffirmation of my beliefs and faith. One of the results was…

  • Heavenly Stars

    Have you ever thought of what happens when a loved one dies, or for that matter, what may happen when you die?  Inspired by a discussion in April 2024 with a young person at the church I attend when thinking about life and death, and perhaps being somewhat informed by the death of my mother in…

  • A Christmas Prayer

    In December 2023, I wrote this prayer. My poetry is very much part of my spiritual journey and many of my poems are fundamentally a form of prayer. This one is a prayer of thanksgiving; of hope; of peace; of joy and of love. At this time of year, no matter our faith, we are…

  • No Answer

    There were down days during COVID for me and each of us. This poem written in January 2021 was during one of those periods where loneliness prevailed, and there remain huge unknowns for each of us and for our society. Staring intently into the strobing lightSeeking direction and foresightYet only glare and reflections of the…

  • Contentment

    I wrote this poem in April 2020. Even then COVID isolation was impacting each of us, and I found it therapeutic to write to the positives in life. And even today, contentment comes from so many special things in our lives. I am thankful for the sun’s warmth and bright lightI am grateful for the…

  • I Pray

    I am spiritual yet not religious. I am certainly not good about praying formally, and yet, in retrospect, I realise that I pray in my own way and in a way similar to how I practice and live my spirituality. This poem itself is a prayer. I pray to say thank you and when I…