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Spirit of God, flow through me, Fill my being and set me free From bondages that this life brings From money, pride and prejudice. Spirit of God, sanctify me Wash me now and make me clean; That I might learn the path youâve made For me, that leads to amazing grace. Spirit of God, I love you so I live for you and want to know How I can change my life to be With you for all eternity.

Dovina

28-Mar-06/1:34 PM

Welcome Morning by Anne Sexton
There is joy
in all:
in the hair I brush each morning,
in the Cannon towel, newly washed,
that I rub my body with each morning,
in the chapel of eggs I cook
each morning,
in the outcry from the kettle
that heats my coffee
each morning,
in the spoon and the chair
that cry "hello there, Anne"
each morning,
in the godhead of the table
that I set my silver, plate, cup upon
each morning.
All this is God,
right here in my pea-green house
each morning
and I mean,
though often forget,
to give thanks,
to faint down by the kitchen table
in a prayer of rejoicing
as the holy birds at the kitchen window
peck into their marriage of seeds.
So while I think of it,
let me paint a thank-you on my palm
for this God, this laughter of the morning,
lest it go unspoken.
The Joy that isn't shared, I've heard,
dies young.

Anne Sexton revels in happy god-aspects of ordinary things in her life. Amanda could use her Goa experience to the same goal, but instead she is expositional and self-searching, but not proselytizing in my opinion. Both are good techniques. I donât prefer either on that basis.

I enjoy Anne Sexton.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/1324/sexton.htm

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