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Holy Manna is a celebration of God, who is above all and through all and in all. Through poetry, reflections, and scripture we invite you to experience God in the beauty and wonder of the natural world and in all aspects of life.

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  • June 2023
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    • Jun 13, 2023 BRAIDING SWEETGRASS: TRADITIONS AND LAND LOST AND RECOVERED IN MAINE Jun 13, 2023
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  • May 2023
    • May 31, 2023 A Journey Begins May 31, 2023
  • October 2019
    • Oct 11, 2019 Still and Astonished Oct 11, 2019
    • Oct 11, 2019 Swimming in Glory, Swimming in God Oct 11, 2019
  • September 2019
    • Sep 8, 2019 Flirting with a Fawn Sep 8, 2019
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  • August 2019
    • Aug 30, 2019 Is it Enough? By LeAnn McDannel Hodges Aug 30, 2019
    • Aug 26, 2019 The Uses of Sorrow Aug 26, 2019
    • Aug 25, 2019 Where I Come From Aug 25, 2019
    • Aug 19, 2019 God is the Everything Aug 19, 2019
    • Aug 16, 2019 When Poets Pray Aug 16, 2019

When Poets Pray

(Wisdom from other Writers)

  • February 2020
    • Feb 29, 2020 Desert Lesson by Andrew King Feb 29, 2020
  • September 2019
    • Sep 30, 2019 Ocean by Brian Shivers Sep 30, 2019
    • Sep 30, 2019 Too Much by Steve Garnaas-Holmes Sep 30, 2019
    • Sep 30, 2019 Blessing the Animals by Jan Richardson Sep 30, 2019
    • Sep 30, 2019 Welcoming Blessing by Jan Richardson Sep 30, 2019
    • Sep 11, 2019 How I Go To The Woods by Mary Oliver Sep 11, 2019
    • Sep 11, 2019 A Lovely Spring Day by Steve Garnaas-Holmes Sep 11, 2019
  • August 2019
    • Aug 29, 2019 Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo Aug 29, 2019
    • Aug 29, 2019 Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo Aug 29, 2019
    • Aug 29, 2019 From "Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community" by Wendell Berry Aug 29, 2019
    • Aug 29, 2019 The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry Aug 29, 2019
    • Aug 29, 2019 Admit Something by Hafiz Aug 29, 2019
    • Aug 29, 2019 The Lily By Mary Oliver Aug 29, 2019


  • Aaron Fulp-Eickstaedt
  • Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Holy Manna God is the Everything
Desert Lesson by Andrew King
Feb 29

Feb 29 Desert Lesson by Andrew King

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt

He will not evade
frail humanness today,
or deny his utter mortality,
for even the mighty
of the world cannot,
and he is in the world
to bear their burden.

Ocean by Brian Shivers
Sep 30

Sep 30 Ocean by Brian Shivers

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Brian Shivers

If the divine is anything,
the divine is ocean,

Too Much by Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Sep 30

Sep 30 Too Much by Steve Garnaas-Holmes

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Steve Garnaas-Holmes

The maple wastes its red on me
—I can't take it all in—
littering the floor with glory.

Blessing the Animals by Jan Richardson
Sep 30

Sep 30 Blessing the Animals by Jan Richardson

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Jan Richardson

Bless them
who curl themselves
around our hearts,
who twine themselves
through our days,
who companion us
in our labor,
who call us
to come and play.

Welcoming Blessing by Jan Richardson
Sep 30

Sep 30 Welcoming Blessing by Jan Richardson

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Jan Richardson
How I Go To The Woods by Mary Oliver
Sep 11

Sep 11 How I Go To The Woods by Mary Oliver

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Mary Oliver

If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love you very much.

A Lovely Spring Day by Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Sep 11

Sep 11 A Lovely Spring Day by Steve Garnaas-Holmes

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Steve Garnaas-Holmes

I release my designs
and receive this day as it is.

Perhaps the World Ends Here  by Joy Harjo
Aug 29

Aug 29 Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Joy Harjo

This table has been a house in the rain, an umbrella in the sun.

Eagle Poem  by Joy Harjo
Aug 29

Aug 29 Eagle Poem by Joy Harjo

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Joy Harjo

To pray you open your whole self

To sky, to earth, to sun, to moon

To one whole voice that is you.

From "Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community" by Wendell Berry
Aug 29

Aug 29 From "Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community" by Wendell Berry

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Wendell Berry

A part of our obligation to our own being and to our descendants is to study our life and our condition, searching always for the authentic underpinnings of hope.

The Peace of Wild Things   by Wendell Berry
Aug 29

Aug 29 The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Wendell Berry

I come into the presence of still water.

Admit Something by Hafiz
Aug 29

Aug 29 Admit Something by Hafiz

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Hafiz

…think about this,

this great pull in us

to connect.

The Lily  By Mary Oliver
Aug 29

Aug 29 The Lily By Mary Oliver

Judith Fulp-Eickstaedt
Mary Oliver

…or, maybe,

it says nothing at all

but just stands there

with the patience

of vegetables

and saints…

 
 

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