By Lisa Steele-Maley
Consider the raindrop,
falling to earth, singular and newly formed,
carrying millennia of history, information, and form in its molecules.
Consider the raindrop,
nourishing soil, growing plants and animals,
creating, feeding, and cleansing all life.
Consider the raindrop,
tumbling into cracks and crevices,
following millions of raindrops through
unmarked paths carved into the landscape over centuries.
Consider the raindrop,
giving itself in communion with a trickle before
tumbling into a river that
rolls into an estuary and
co-mingles with the ocean.
Consider the raindrop,
entering your body
as water, food, creation or inspiration,
filling you with life and possibility.
Consider the thousands of raindrops that are in you.
After growing up in small towns of New England and Wisconsin, Lisa developed a strong connection to the affirming rhythms of the natural world while working in the mountains and coasts of Alaska and Washington. She currently lives in an aging farmhouse on the coast of Maine with her husband, two teenage sons, and a handful of animals. Lisa is a student in the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME)’s Interfaith Ministry program and will be ordained on June 2! She is the author of, Without A Map: A Caregiver’s Journey through the Wilderness of Heart and Mind. Lisa shares reflections regularly at lisa.steelemaley.ioLeaf photo by Duncan Steele-Maley
