I go among the trees and sit still.
All my stirring becomes quiet
around me like circles on water.
My tasks lie in their places
where I left them, asleep like cattle.
~ Wendell Berry from "I go among the trees and sit still" in SABBATHS
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Blessed are You, Heart of my heart! for You heed the cry of my spirit. You are my strength and my protection; into your hands I commend my soul. My heart leaps as You come to my aid, and my lament becomes a song of exultation, a shout of praise to You, O my Comforter!