Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENAll of creation is a song of praise to God.
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With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
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When the words come, they are merely empty shells without the music. They live as they are sung, for the words are the body and the music the spirit.
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A person who lacks the verdancy of justice is dry, totally without tender goodness, totally without illuminating virtue.
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Be not lax in celebrating. Be not lazy in the festive service of God. Be ablaze with enthusiasm. Let us be an alive, burning offering before the altar of God.
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The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. And the word, when heard, praises God. So all of creation is a song of praise to God.
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Every creature is a glittering, glistening mirror of Divinity.
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O, You who are ever giving life to all life, moving all creatures, root of all things, washing them clean, wiping out their mistakes, healing their wounds, You are our true life, luminous, wonderful, awakening the heart from its ancient sleep.
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The earth which sustains humanity must not be injured. It must not be destroyed!
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Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.
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If one intends to make beer from oats, it is prepared with hops.
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All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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I, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fall. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.
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Glance at the sun. See the moon and stars. Gaze at the beauty of the green earth. Now think.
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Angels, living light most glorious! Beneath the Godhead in burning desire in the darkness and mystery of creation you look on the eye of your God never taking your fill: What glorious pleasures take shape within you!
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All living creatures are sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance, emerging from God like the rays of the sun.
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