Summer Morning
The Birthday of John the Baptist,
the beginning of summer.
The Great Forerunner comes
to prepare the way for the Light
who will lead us in ways of peace.
photograph of sunrise over Abbey hillside by Brother Jonah
True and False
Nothing should be held true merely because it is eloquently expressed, no false because it sounds harsh upon the lips. And a thing is not true because rudely uttered, nor is it false because its utterance is splendid. I have learned from you that wisdom is like wholesome food and folly like unwholesome food: they can be set forth in language ornate or plain, just as both kinds of food can be served on rich dishes or on peasant ware. SAINT AUGUSTINE Confessions