For A
Mother-to-Be
Nothing could have
prepared
Your heart to open like this.
Your heart to open like this.
From beyond the skies and
the stars
This echo arrived inside you
And started to pulse with life,
Each beat a tiny act of growth,
Traversing all our ancient shapes
On its way home to itself.
This echo arrived inside you
And started to pulse with life,
Each beat a tiny act of growth,
Traversing all our ancient shapes
On its way home to itself.
Once it began, you were no
longer your own.
A new, more courageous you, offering itself
In a new way to a presence you can sense
But you have not seen or known.
A new, more courageous you, offering itself
In a new way to a presence you can sense
But you have not seen or known.
It has made you feel
alone
In a way you never knew before;
Everyone else sees only from the outside
What you feel and feed
With every fiber of your being.
In a way you never knew before;
Everyone else sees only from the outside
What you feel and feed
With every fiber of your being.
Never have you traveled
farther inward
Where words and thoughts become half-light
Unable to reach the fund of brightness
Strengthening inside the night of your womb.
Where words and thoughts become half-light
Unable to reach the fund of brightness
Strengthening inside the night of your womb.
Like some primeval
moon,
Your soul brightens
The tides of essence
That flow to your child.
Your soul brightens
The tides of essence
That flow to your child.
You know your life has
changed forever,
For in all the days and years to come,
Distance will never be able to cut you off
From the one you now carry
For nine months under your heart.
For in all the days and years to come,
Distance will never be able to cut you off
From the one you now carry
For nine months under your heart.
May you be blessed with
quiet confidence
That destiny will guide you and mind you.
That destiny will guide you and mind you.
May the emerging spirit of
your child
Imbibe encouragement and joy
From the continuous music of your heart,
So that it can grow with ease,
Expectant of wonder and welcome
When its form is fully filled
Imbibe encouragement and joy
From the continuous music of your heart,
So that it can grow with ease,
Expectant of wonder and welcome
When its form is fully filled
And it makes its journey
out
To see you and settle at last
Relived, and glad in your arms.
To see you and settle at last
Relived, and glad in your arms.
~ John O'Donohue
~
(To Bless the Space Between
Us)
John O'Donohue
Reflections
from an Irish poet, philosopher and Catholic scholar. Includes
calendar, reflection, biography, and information about his books and
retreats.
www.jodonohue.com/ -
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Oh, that is so beautiful! Someone I really care about is expecting her first child. I think I am going to share this with her, sort of like a gift to her from me on Mother's Day.
WOW, great idea. Good weekend to all.