Dear Friends,

In my Trinity Sunday sermon I quoted one of my favorite poems by e e cummings. I want to reprint it here, as I think it is the perfect poem/prayer for summertime. One of our new members, Neil Farrell sent me a musical setting of this poem that a friend of his wrote. I’m sure Neil would be happy to share it with you if you’d like to hear it. Please call the church office for his contact information.  

i thank You God for most this amazing 
day: for the leaping greenly spirit of trees 
and the blue true dream of sky; and for everything 
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun’s birthday; this is the birth
day of life and of love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any—lifted from the no
of all nothing—human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

May you enjoy the leaping greenly spirit of trees and the gift of life this summer. Faithfully,                             Maria