Dreaming Beneath the Spires - Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art

Look up in faith. Count the Stars. Genesis 13-15. Day 11. Jan 11.

LOOK UP FROM YOUR TENT OF IMPOSSIBILITY AND COUNT THE STARSGenesis 15 5 Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6 But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their … [Continue reading]

Poems on Marriage from Wendell Berry and R. S. Thomas

By Anita Mathias

AnniversaryNineteen years nowUnder the same roofEating our bread,Using the same air:Sighing, if one sighs,Meeting the other’sWords with a lookThat thaws suspicion.Nineteen years nowSharing life’s table,And not to be firstTo call the meal longWe … [Continue reading]

Blessed are the Have-Nots, Beatitudes, Matthew 5

By Anita Mathias

LIGHT OF THE WORLDHOLMAN HUNTMATTHEW 51 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.Hey, I really like Jesus’ approach to his teaching ministry. He … [Continue reading]

Poems on Marriage from Wendell Berry and R. S. Thomas

By Anita Mathias

R.S. Thomas AnniversaryNineteen years nowUnder the same roofEating our bread,Using the same air:Sighing, if one sighs,Meeting the other’sWords … [Continue reading]

God’s Protection, Psalm 5, Day 9, Jan 9,

By Anita Mathias

May all who take refuge in you be glad.Spread your protection over themPsalm 5 1 Listen to my words, LORD, consider my lament.2 Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I … [Continue reading]

Immense Blessing, Genesis 11-13, Day 9, Jan. 9

By Anita Mathias

Genesis 11 1 Now the whole world had one language and a common speech. 2 As people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there. 3 They said to each other, “Come, let’s make bricks and bake … [Continue reading]

Les Nuits de la pleine lune, Full Moon in Paris, Eric Rohmer

By Anita Mathias

Full Moon in Paris or Les Nuits de la Pleine Lune belongs to Eric Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs series. It is based on the proverb “He who has two women loses his soul, he who has two houses loses his mind.” Louise is … [Continue reading]

Why do I Blog? Reflections and Resolutions.

By Anita Mathias

http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/archives/2007/Apr/Okay, over the last perhaps 2-3 weeks, blogging has almost become an addiction. It took my daughters to point that out to me.It took me work to be addiction-free (of coffee, chocolate, tea, … [Continue reading]

anita.mathias