Every now and then I happen upon something I was not expecting to find. It was refreshing to come across a church with its doors open to all and a fantastic bit of public art on display in Weymouth recently. Painted in the eighteenth century and given to the town by the artist, this is a wonderfully Georgian version of the last supper with its superb neoclassical background and best linen tablecloth.
A couple of poetry books I've been reading and can recommend; the first is an anthology of sacred poetry from world faiths and the second is a translation of poems written by the Buddhist monk, Stonehouse.
The Longing in Between, a Poetry Chaikhana anthology -
Sacred poetry from around the world edited with commentary by Ivan M. Granger
The Mountain Poems of Stonehouse -
translation and commentary by Red Pine
(Glastonbury Tor, Somerset)
To mark the Winter Solstice, I visited the Chalice Well Gardens in Glastonbury today and picked up a leaflet by Wellesley Tudor Pole called 'God is Love' and was immediately drawn to a particular phrase:
'The more love we reflect and share with one another, the greater will be the supply available to us: a supply that is infinite, boundless, never failing and eternal.'
From God is Love by Wellesley Tudor Pole.
