Thus says Jesus to Nicodemus when he asks how is it possible to be born again. There\u2019s much mystery and depth of meaning to this 3rd<\/sup> chapter of John. This spring, I found a new connection with this scripture in a place I did not expect–Emily Dickinson\u2019s poem, April.<\/em> \u00a0She reminds us that Mother Nature is continually teaching us more and more of the beautifully vast depths of the mystery of the spirit, and I’m reminded that we must always be listening for this “wind” of the spirit-as we never know when or how it may come!<\/p>\n April\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n An altered look about the hills Emily Dickinson<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n By Melodious Monk “But the Spirit\u00a0gives birth to spirit.\u00a0You should not be surprised at my saying, \u2018You \u00a0must be born again.\u2019\u00a0The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell from where it comes or … Continue reading
\nA Tyrian light the village fills
\nA wider sunrise in the morn
\nA deeper twilight on the lawn
\nA print of a vermillion foot
\nA purple finger on the slope
\nA flippant fly upon the pane
\nA spider at his trade again
\nAn added strut in Chanticleer
\nA flower expected everywhere
\nAn axe shrill singing in the woods
\nFern odors on untraveled roads
\nAll this and more I cannot tell
\nA furtive look you know as well
\nAnd Nicodemus\u2019 Mystery
\nReceives its annual reply!<\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"