Show Notes
A five-minute Christian meditation and lectio divina practice on Genesis 18:1, with a poem from Wendell Berry's A Timbered Choir. Day 17 of the Unseen Existences series.
Scripture Genesis 18:1 (NRSVUE) The Lord appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day.
Refrain The present of our life looks different under trees.
Quote Wendell Berry, from A Timbered Choir "I go among trees and sit still. All my stirring becomes quiet around me like circles on water. My tasks lie in their places where I left them, asleep like cattle." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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