Inner Peace Inner peace (or peace of mind) refers to a deliberate state of psychological or spiritual calm despite the potential presence of stressors. Being “at peace” is considered by many to be healthy (homeostasis) and the opposite of being stressed or anxious, and is considered to be a state where our mind...
Wahy And Ilham (Revelation And Inspiration) Wahy and Ilham (Revelation and inspiration) are two subjects that have been much discussed in Islamic religious sciences, as well as by Sufis, as they are each an important dimension of effusion and manifestation. The Sufis have mostly recollected Revelation and inspiration when manifestation...
Catholic Spirituality Catholic spirituality includes the various ways in which Catholics live out their Baptismal promise through prayer and action. The primary prayer of all Catholics is the Eucharistic liturgy in which they celebrate and share their faith together, in accord with Jesus’ instruction: “Do this in memory of me.” The Catholic bishops at the Second Vatican...
Sakina And Itmi’nan (Serenity And Peacefulness) This article explains the meaning of Sakina and Itmi’nan (Serenity and Peacefulness) in Sufism. Literally meaning calmness, silence, steadiness, solemnity, familiarity, subsidence of waves and tranquillity, sakina (serenity) is the opposite of flightiness, restlessness, and wavering or indecision. In the language of Sufism, serenity...
Just Do Your Best “Just Do Your Best” is written by Collin McCarty. It’s not always easy to know which path to follow, which decision to make, or what to do. Life is a series of new horizons, new hopes, new days, and changes that come to you. And we...
Go After Your Dreams You’re good, but you’re going to be great. You’re the best, but you’re going to get better. Sometimes the paths we take are long and hard, but remember: those are always the ones that lead to the most beautiful views. Challenges come along inevitably: how you...
Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep “Do not stand at my grave and weep” is the first line and popular title of a bereavement poem of disputed authorship. The poem was popularized during the late 1970s thanks to a reading by John Wayne that inspired further readings on television. During...
To Help You The poem To Help You is about friendship. This is a poem I wrote for a friend who was just simply having a bad day and struggling with some stuff. – Tabby Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. Friendship is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an...
Life Without Friendship Life Without Friendship is a poem about friendship and loneliness. Life without friendship …. is like the dawn without the sun. Life without friendship …. is like the sky without the moon when the evening has begun. Life without friendship …. is like a rose without rain....
Do Not Go Gently Into That Goodnight “Do not go gentle into that good night” is a poem in the form of a villanelle by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas (1914–1953); it has been described as his most famous work. Though first published in the journal Botteghe Oscure in 1951, the poem was written in 1947 while Thomas...
The Comfort Of Friends They that love beyond the world cannot be separated by it. Death cannot kill what never dies. Nor can spirits ever be divided that love and live in the same divine principle; the root and record of their friendship. If absence be not death, neither is...
The Dream dare to dream for tomorrow i hear it in the wind it beckons me to follow like a cool breeze on a hot day hope is a big word it is what i long for each day it means new beginnings it means a new way they say...
God Saw God Saw is a short religious funeral poem, ideal for a eulogy or memorial poem. A poem about loved ones finding peace with God in Heaven. God Saw God saw the road was getting rough, The hill was hard to climb; He gently closed those loving eyes And...
They Are Not Dead “They Are Not Dead” is a popular funeral reading. They are not dead, Who leave us this great heritage of remembering joy. They still live in our hearts, In the happiness we knew, in the dreams we shared. They still breathe, In the lingering fragrance, windblown,...
I Thought I thought I saw your face today, in the sparkle of the morning sun. And then I heard the angel say, “Their work on earth is done.” I thought I heard your voice today, then laugh your hearty laugh. And then I heard the angel say, “There’s peace...
When I Must Leave You The poem When I Must Leave You is written by Helen Steiner Rice. Helen Steiner Rice (May 19, 1900 – April 23, 1981) was an American writer of both inspirational and Christian poetry. “When I must leave you for a little while Please do not grieve and...
If Tears Could Build A Stairway If Tears Could Build A Stairway is a eulogy poem written by Karen White. If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane. I would walk right up to Heaven and bring you back again. No farewell words were spoken, No time to say “Goodbye”....
There Is Another Sky There is another sky, Ever serene and fair, And there is another sunshine, Though it be darkness there; Never mind faded forests, Austin, Never mind silent fields – Here is a little forest, Whose leaf is ever green; Here is a brighter garden, Where not a...
The Joy Of A Garden The poem The Joy Of A Garden is about the enjoyment of God’s creation written by Gail Brook Burket. The joy of creation, A gardener knows, Holds more than the beauty Of lilly and rose. For he feels warm blessing, Like sunshine in May, Of working...
Tall Trees In the poem Tall Trees, the poet presents an integrated picture of nature. It is a harmonious world where various elements and objects of nature like the clouds, birds, day, night, and moon work in close association, and without any disagreement. It is a pleasant picture of selfless care and...