Stephanie Rutt
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​Treasures Collection
Turn slowly toward what leaves you silent.
Hold fast to what makes you breathless.
 
Stand empty.
 
And...
Longing's sweet fragrance will soothe your skin
even as Love's fire consumes you.
 
Stand still.
And Dance.
 
*****
Only the soft dispassionate eye can see God (smiling)
where we might never have thought to look -
hidden in unbearable suffering...
waiting to crack us open and birth a shining star. 
 
Seek...
 
And sparkle against the night sky.
 
*****
When the cool earth beneath your feet
becomes brittle with sharp rocks...
 
When the way   
becomes steep and feels insurmountable...
 
Scream.  And, change shoes.
 
*****
 
Tune yourself.
 
Stretch your heartstring until you are taut with gladness...
aching for the Beloved's touch... 
 
How the music will surprise and delight you...
 
*****
 
The journey Home takes you off the known way.
 
Follow.
 
And when thunder claps and the chilly rain whips your face...
 
Find your pulse.
There is the One who beats your heart.
Feel the rise and fall of your chest.
There is the One who breathes you.
 
Rise up bold...and barefoot...  
and enter through Love's narrow gate
 
onto the field of Wonder.
 
*****
...and the early morning bird chirping outside the window
sings for you
...and the trees whisper your name
All the world sits in welcome gladness at your feet
just waiting to serve You.
For You are Home
For you are Home
Rev. Stephanie Rutt, 2009-2011
​This is a collection of poems I originally wrote for my graduating seminarians. I would often share them during the week just before their ordination.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Personal Statement
    • Extended Bio
    • Creation of the Tree of Life Interfaith Temple
  • Blog
    • Blog: Become a Force for Good
  • Books
    • Lovers in the Wilderness: Awaken Mystical Unity and Create a Joyful Life with Mantra Prayer
    • An Ordinary Life Transformed: Lessons for Everyone from the Bhagavad Gita - Second Edition
    • The Call of the Mourning Dove: How Sacred Sound Awakens Mystical Unity
    • Living the Prayer of Jesus: A Study of the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic
    • Interfaith Worship Manual: The Resource for Creating Interfaith Worship Services
    • The Sheikh and the Preacher
  • Tree of Life Classes
  • Rolling Ridge Programs
  • Videos
  • Poetry
    • Everyday God
    • I Am Waking Now
    • I Am Here
    • What If
    • Treasures Collection
    • Something Beautiful
    • I Am Running Now
    • S...tut...tering >
      • I Used to Want a Ph.D.
    • Why You Are Here
    • Love's Song
    • My God
  • Spiritual Mentoring
  • Seminary Program
  • Book Audios
    • Lovers in the Wilderness
    • The Lord's Prayer
  • Interfaith Spiritual Practices
  • Contact
  • 3 Feathers Sacred Dance Troupe