Every Wednesday, we invite you to pause and pray with us. Today’s Pause & Pray was written and curated by Rae Guthrie.

Pray

Fall Song
by Joy Harjo

It is a dark fall day.
The earth is slightly damp with rain.
I hear a jay.
The cry is blue.
I have found you in the story again.
Is there another word for ‘‘divine’’?
I need a song that will keep sky open in my mind.
If I think behind me, I might break.
If I think forward, I lose now.
Forever will be a day like this
Strung perfectly on the necklace of days.
Slightly overcast
Yellow leaves
Your jacket hanging in the hallway
Next to mine.

Meditate

Some of our Drew community is about to enter the autumn season – wherever you are living currently – try to spend some time outside experiencing the changing of the seasons. If you are on campus, perhaps listen to the song while walking through the forest. How are you entering into this new season? Where and how are you experiencing the Divine?

Listen

“Church of the Woods” — The Okee Dokee Brothers