Listening

Listening

I hear a voice that calls "be kind"
"And caring be your ways"
"Compassion, care and always mind"
"In purer life your service find"
This is the call that stays

This is the call that must be heard
Like a wave upon the sea
The lovely calling of sea bird
Listen now and hear the word
The word that sets us free

The dappled sunlight in the tree
The sun on hills above
So full glorious, this vision free
An opening to eternity
A word calls out in love

The sacred grove in quietness
Where all our strivings cease;
And letting go of strain and stress
And let reflected glory bless
A word that brings us peace

In praise and prayer be our desire
The singing of this psalm
This is the still point we require
After earthquakes, storms, and fire
Comes quiet voice of calm