One Single Star

Junkyard Dreams

Here is a devotional to orient you, Dear Reader, for this upcoming week.

You’ll find psalm, poem, scripture, and blessing.

May it give your spirit what it needs and may you find fresh layers to your faith, hope, and love through these words from the Holy Bible and Mary Oliver.

The Light of the World

Jesus said to them, “The light is in you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light.”

John 12:35-36a

Luke’s Junkyard Song

I was born in a junkyard,
not even on a bundle of rags
or the seat of an old wrecked car
but the dust below.

But when my eyes opened
I could crawl to the edge and see
the moving grass and the trees
and this I began to dream on,
though the worms were eating me.

And at night through the twists of metal
I could see a single star – one, not even two.
Its light was a thing of wonder,
and I learned something precious
that would also be good for you.

Though the worms kept biting and pinching
I fell in love with this star.
I stared at it every night –
that light so clear and far.

Listen, a junkyard puppy
learns quickly how to dream.
Listen, whatever you see and love –
that’s where you are.

Mary Oliver, Dog Songs

And Now, these three remain…

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13:13

A Blessing for Your Week

Child of God,

May hope find you on the dusty ground
And teach you how to dream.
May one shining light catch your eye and heart
And transport you to wondrous peace.
May your faith come from love,
And may love come from you.
May dreams, faith, hope and light remain
And may love guide them all.

Amen.