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"Contemplation has something of this function: a simplifying, a beautifying. It reminds us that we have only to be still and let the waters of grace refresh us and the sunlight of peace shine upon us." - Sister Wendy Beckett

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A Sam Scott poem:
15th March 2025
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Contemplation

There is a love I cannot hide
It tumbles out
Like truth untied
A height no bird
Could wander there
A measured width
Of no compare
The deepest, strongest
Place inside
Is where, my love,
You do reside
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March 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Image: Édouard Manet's "White Lilacs in a Glass Vase" (1882) This painting is part of a series of still lifes Manet created during the last years of his life, a period when he was suffering from serious health issues. Unable to work on large-scale compositions, he turned his focus to smaller, more intimate subjects like flower arrangements. These works are noted for their delicate beauty and the artist's ability to capture the transient nature of his subjects. Inspired by the book The Art of Lent, Sister Wendy Beckett
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