The Veil is Rent!! Meeting in the Holy of Holies

I know a place,

A secret Place,

Who shall trod there?...Solitary Spirit Chamber.

Sanctuary of Truth,

Communing with the Father, 

In the Spirit of Sonship.

Quiet repose,

Heaven's Light shining,

Countenance of Father,

Permeating Father-Love..

On favoured one.

Here

In this place.

Now

In this Place.

In This.

Place.

Place your hands,

In this place.. Holy Hands

HE is here..

        In this Place.

Whispering.........

"Favoured One, Mine"

In this Place

Gloria Taliotis April 26 2011

Easter Monday

EMBRACE THE LIGHT!  

Flashes of Light  

Glimpses of Glory                                                                      

This is the way

God assures us His story.

Tetelestai…

It is finished...

Accomplished!

What wonder!

How could I doubt…

What lies for me yonder?

Never a doubt

Of His infinite love

As pools of His grace

Descend as a Dove.

Flashes of Light,

Glimpsing His face.

My surety lies,

In this seal of His grace.

Light warm and gentle

Pooling with grace,

Flashes of majesty

With mercy embrace.

By the contrasting lights

Of Nature’s embrace

The light of His countenance

Mirrors my space

Look and you’ll see it,

On each other’s face.

Glimpses of Glory,

Reflecting His grace.

EMBRACE THE LIGHT!

G Taliotis

Out of Darkness comes light 

Out of the dark tomb came Christ, 

Out of darkness sprouts the seedling...

I do not understand ..am unaware ..will not accept...do not want go there...

I do not want to embrace that dark part before the light.

I want to clutch it to myself.. wallow in it... 

Or..... not be part of it at all...

   Embrace lightly: Open,

then fling free and wide...

to embarce that Light!

Emerge through the deep

to embrace the light...

if only I could look up and see..

It is hard. Hard life.

Out of life's sorrows, I reach past to embrace the light

but it is so hard.. Is it really there? the light?

Sometimes I do not recognize the light for what it is.. 

Like the disciples,

on the road to Emmaus,

Like Mary and the "Gardner - Rabonni"

Hard stuff, sometimes, to embrace the light..
Gloria Taliotis April25 2011

Easter ....Light and Life and Hope

Easter has come! Light and Life and Hope...
Brings memories of years  gone by. Grandfather "went Home to be with the Lord", as he so desired, during Easter season several years after Grandma. A hope-filled time yet filled with angst for his weary and so worn earthly tent. Easter service was difficult for us  but we sang Easter hymns with joyful anticipation in hope of his resurrection, one day with Christ. Grandmother died during Christmas season. She who, despite all her earthly frailties desired to be a disciple of Jesus. Both great celebratory times to come more fully into the presence of Jesus. Always will I remember them on these special days, ever thankful that I can picture them joyfully celebrating on the other side of the veil.

Now  Dad and Mom are the ancient wise ones in our family... and I, I am becoming ancient if not wise.I hit the big 60 this past year. Dad waxes poetic at times like these, and often graces each of us siblings  with poetry of his own. I was much honored by these his words, and astonished, and humbled at how true.

 Swift fly the years
Joy filled,sometimes fears;
Even days of pain wracked tears.
Happy she who cherishing the good
Rejects lingering o'er the pains of weary days,
And presses on to grasp life's richest prizes:
Precious Memories, Treasured Love,
Well Done
Good and Faithful Servant.

From Mom & Dad Wark- Wishing you sweet content this day and the year ahead filled with satisfying accomplishment.

 And so I wish for you a hope filled year, embellished with satisfying accomplishment, as we continue on our journey after the RESURRECTION

Good Friday

April showers
bring May flowers...
Tin man's snowy wink
on laden  bowers
as fish line and cedar poles
of Husband's deer proof
garden safety net
sag low neath white spring showers,
Waiting for... well, April showers!
Trees furred with white
Jaunty and bright
Icing on crocus
Fluffy and light ...

 Still, the silvery shine
of tiny fish sublime
Glint in the eye of Husband mine!
Icing on crocus
              Fluffy and light ...
Seem to herald the rush
of this morsel divine.
Five pails... and many heads later
remind me of feeding of five thousand.
Thousands of fish from two, for weary hungry crowds waiting to be fed, soul and body both.
Son-of-God-man,on the hill that day...fed all. Another hill, another day,
Awake and sing!
Brought low this day
But High and lifted up...
For us, all for us!
You fill us with your Spring Spirit-food of hope
and melt the ice of life around our weary hearts.

Telephone Talks, and Preparations

My World   

 So often going about my daily tasks, I wonder where I will get the strength to do what needs to be done, then when I am called upon to dig up resources I know aren't there.. I cry out to the ONE WHO KNOWS. and Miracle of miracles .. HE answers.. even in the seemingly smallest things of life.. but large on our hearts:

She cries when I answer the phone.

Children off to school..

And feeling so alone

How can I do this?

How to keep going?

..Heartsick in the knowing.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

…Lord I’m tired too and..

I don’t want to talk..

How do I give what I haven’t got??

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I remember that Voice

                                That still small Voice.

That calms me to stillness,

                          and brings me to fullness..

~~~~~~~~~~~

“I am here,

And I’ve got an ear..

I’ll lend it to you my dear.

It’s all I’ve got .

But the Master is here

He holds you near..

and together we’ll soak

under His infinite cloak

                       of loving kindness…”

Gloria Taliotis  

Feb 15 2011

Today I snuggle warm and  look out on a dreary April bush readying itself to burst forth in Easter parade of colour and joy, deer's white tail flicking through the bush as I startle her from her tender munching. Pet snow banks gloriously shriveling in the damp. If you're quiet, and look closely, you will see White Tail and her friend melding with the colours of early spring. All Heavenly Father's loving kindness to me.


Macaroons, which spread too much in the baking,  all laid in sweet rows and under cover, hid from inquisitive taste buds. 

I think of great outdoors preparing for celebration of spring time, Husband and I preparing for a great Seder supper -celebration of the passover supper in remembrance of our Lord's very special supper he longed to enjoy with his very special friends. 
Preparation for celebration,  joy in the making- no matter whether for long anticipated joyful gathering or every day quiet togetherness.

Nature and all family this week has been ensconced in preparation for celebration of life and love . Watching Grandson prepare for his piano concert, making sure each strand of long hair properly in place before the appearance. .. surety in his long hours of practice...and he did good!

All this preparation for learning  the caring of others... tender heartedness..

 .... All this under the infinite cloak of His loving kindness.