Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Poem by John O'Donohue
A Blessing for Old Age
by John O'Donohue
May the light of your soul mind you,
May all of your worry and anxiousness about becoming old
be transfigured,
May you be given a wisdom with the eye of your soul,
to see this beautiful time of harvesting.
May you have the commitment to harvest your life,
to heal what has hurt you, to allow it to come closer to you
and become one with you.
May you have great dignity, may you have a sense of how
free you are,
and above all may you be given the wonderful gift of meeting
the eternal light
and beauty that is within you.
May you be blessed, and may you find a wonderful love in
yourself for yourself.
(from his book, "Anam Cara"--the title means "soul friend")
(also, see the website dedicated to his memory at http://www.johnodonohue.com)
