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It’s “Arts Wednesday” and it is a joy to introduce our listeners to fellow listener, Laurie Clark, who shares with us the incredible poem, The Man Watching, by Rainer Maria Rilke.  She reads the poem in the audio today and shares with us her reflections on the poem in an essay posted to our blog.  Thank you so much, Laurie, for bringing us all this poem and for your wonderful essay.

Here is a sample of the blog:

“What we choose in our lives to come to terms with is ‘tiny’, we don’t want to get too far away from our comfort zone. It can be difficult to accept circumstances that bring painful challenges to us. But the “immense storm” that is about to occur is a gift that may bring new possibilities and encounters that we would not have chosen consciously and asks that we take another step. We can inwardly ‘hear’ messages tapping on the windowpanes of our lives, something great, a transformation is asking to be let in. The higher self, the ‘angel’, is waiting at the door. There is a premonition that the greatness of “what fights with us” is so vast in its depths that it has the possibility of breaking the heart open.”

You can read the rest of Laurie’s reflections on the poem by Rilke here, at our seminary blog. 

About Laurie Clark: Laurie Clark has had the privilege of being a Waldorf Early childhood educator for the last four decades. She is the mother of three daughters and now has three precious grandchildren who she treasures. 

This year she is grateful to be a student in the Distance Learning Program being held at the Seminary of the Christian Community.

Our thanks to Elliott Chamberlin who composed the opening music for this episode, “Water of Life” and the closing music, "Seeking Together".  You can find more of his music here. 

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