Transforming the Moment. Margrit Dahm

      First Published 2016 by:

      Matthew James Publishing Ltd

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      Chelmsford

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      ISBN: 978-1-910265-25-3

      © 2016 Margrit Dahm

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      ‘Poetry slices into life, clearing away the layers

      of what has become second-hand, derivative

      and an escape from meaning rather than an

      encounter with it as an alive presence. Margrit

      Dahm also tunes her simple and transparent

      poems to what she discovers over and over in

      her daily practice. This is why she communicates

      something timeless, but in a voice that is fresh

      and surprising.’

      Laurence Freeman

      Laurence Freeman OSB

      Meditatio House

      32 Hamilton Road

      London W5 2EH, UK

       www.wccm.org

      Preface

      John Main OSB (I926-I982) who rediscovered

      meditation in the Christian tradition for us

      states in his book ‘Community of Love’: “There

      is only one way we can judge our progress, and

      that is by the quality of our love.”

      Indeed the fruits of meditation are the same as

      the fruits of the spirit mentioned in the Holy

      Scripture: love, peace, joy, patience, kindness,

      compassion and self-control.

      I have followed this path of meditation for a good

      many years now, and it seems to me a natural

      progression that I was able to write the poems

      presented here in as much as they were influenced

      by and have grown out of my daily practice.

      The poems are predominantly short and therefore

      can invite the reader to spend some time reflecting

      on them and contemplating their meaning.

      Margrit Dahm

      Contents

Every moment

       My offering

       Be ready!

       Constancy

       Understanding

       Self-will

       Being comforted

       Your enemies

       Passive and active

       Like

       About change

       Always

       A light

       Your inner eye

       About care

       About love

       About negativity

       Evening praise

       Spoken words

       Trust in Him

       About truth

       To forgive

       Now

       Those moments

       All desires

       And yet

       Guide me

       The beauty

       Invocation

       Simile

       I must

       In stillness and silence

       Movement and stillness

       A landscape

       Linked

       In the heart

       Our path

       Your joy

       Our life’s work

       Not yet

       Only

       Everything

       About lying

       Your breath

       When we meditate

       As

       Mindfulness

       Creative silence

       If…

       Any situation

       An undiscovered country

       Please

       The peace we wish for

       Rejection

       Families

       Just as

       Be still

       Emptying

       Colours and sounds

       God’s love

       Only

       Acts of kindness

       Be aware

       Reflection

       Ready

       Whatever happens

       In his silence

       Advent

       Beyond

       It is