1. eco-spot 7 a different view

2. Before you begin, pause for a few moments to breathe in the beauty of all of life and the whole of the cosmos

3. The great sea has set me in motion Set me adrift And I move as a weed of the river. The arch of the sky And mightiness of storms Encompasses me, And I am left Trembling with joy Eskimo song.

4. Life has a way of moving us forward. We can decide to drift aimlessly or, paradoxically, with purpose – We are invited to allow the God, whom the desert fathers and mothers imaged as sea To embrace as we move further.

5. Life has a way of moving us forward. We can decide to drift aimlessly or, paradoxically, with purpose – We are invited to allow the God, whom the desert fathers and mothers imaged as sea To embrace as we move further. God of creation Show us how to move with the ease of the sea With the graciousness of its giving, So that we may old life gently and So that love may be constantly born in us. Amen

6. Life has a way of moving us forward. We can decide to drift aimlessly or, paradoxically, with purpose – We are invited to allow the God, whom the desert fathers and mothers imaged as sea To embrace as we move further. God of creation Show us how to move with the ease of the sea With the graciousness of its giving, So that we may old life gently and So that love may be constantly born in us. Amen

7. Take some time to imagine God encompassing you and your life as the sea encompasses the life it holds. Give thanks for that sacred presence in calm and in storm

8. And I am left Trembling with joy.