Ways Of Blessing

Before the angels I will bless you, my God.                                       I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart,

                                    for you have heard the words of my mouth.

                                    In the presence of the angels I will make music to you,

                                    worship before your holy temple.

                                                                                                              Psalm 137

                                                                                                       Google Images

The humming bird is blessing

the bright sleeves

of blossoms,

entering their scrolling light,

momentarily

and deeply,

as if reconciling

the air

to the tips of pollen,

the thrumming sibilant wings

to the still, silken petals,

the cold dark crouching

to the late warmth lingering;

as if gathering the satchels 

of sweetness

all the sun-flecked day

becomes a way of entering

the temples of joy,

a way of receiving

His wild grace--

a way we are worn 

into 

His Sacred 

Heart.