2 February, 6:30 AM, Bus Stop Turning east I notice the tiers of light stretching over the river. Sunrise closest to the water, pushing open the covers of night; above that, the soft haze of hovering warm gray from the moments when neither completely awake nor fully asleep; next, the vast swath of dreams rolling…
Author: Kimberly M. King
I am a Religious of the Sacred Heart (RSCJ) living in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. I am the director of Barat Spirituality Centre, www.baratspirituality.org, a writer, a juggler, a quick wit, a walker. I enjoy reading all sorts of fiction and non-fiction and regularly write both essays and poetry. Other interests and abilities include Spanish/English written translation and simultaneous interpretation, cooking, and time spent thinking and observing.
Of Many Things
I am in the mood to write. Sometimes the urge just arrives and presents itself to be dealt with respectfully and kindly, regardless of what else I was doing at the time. That might mean picking up a pen and doing a quick line or two about the context of my writing at the time….
Arts and Drafts
I finished the draft of my discernment for final vows today. The process of writing it was a good one and I am glad to be done with the first iteration. Next comes final editing, hopefully complete within a week. Then, off it goes to those who will read it and respond to it. It…
Give me Fever…
From RevGals…It’s Friday Night Fever! The promt for this week’s Friday Five: “Help! Please give us five suggestions for combating cabin fever and staying cheerful in our monochromatic world!” 1. Write a sonnet about snow. The discipline of getting the syllables/feet right will take your mind off of the drifting flakes. 2. Re-organize your books…
Friday 5–This One’s On Me
The pals at RevGals posed this one for consideration…”Whether it’s new friends or new loves or new employers, what are five things people should know about you?” 1. The wonder and adventure of God thrills me and fills me to the core of my being 2. I love, love, love, words and language…the sounds of…
@#$%!&*!
I spent my religion class today talking about oaths, swearing, blasphemy, perjury, and cursing with twelve year olds… As might be expected, the latter term was deemed by the students the most worthy of our time. First stop, what is a curse? Wishing evil upon someone or intentionally stripping away someone’s inherent dignity by calling…
Of One Accord
Water, blood, and spirit,all of one accord,proclaim with glory flowing: Jesus Christ is Lord! ©MperiodPress, Feast of the Baptism of Jesus, 2009 I love the fullness of that line in today’s second reading from the first letter of John– “So there are three that testify, the Spirit, the water, and the blood, and the three…
Musings of A Blog Centenarian
Consider the Lilies is 101 posts old with these lines I now write! I, however, who celebrated my birth yesterday, have not reached so significant a number in the eyes of many. I like my years, though. The cumulation of experience has taught me much about things important and trivial…what it feels like to love,…
Birthday Parties
Tomorrow is my birthday. Tomorrow night there will be angelfood cake and buttercream frosting after dinner. Every birthday for as far back as I can remember, I have had angelfood cake and buttercream frosting. I find that somehow reassuring. Most other unique celebrations over the years have shifted, adapted, changed, out of necessity, choice, what…
The Annual Reading of Eliot
Epiphany brings with it an annual personal tradition. I leaf through my second copy of an old Longman poetry anthology (the first has been read, loved, and written on into non-portable fragility) and find T.S. Eliot’s “Journey of the Magi,” settle into a quiet corner of the couch with a mug of good strong coffee,…
Consider the Lilies 