Most amazing day

I have to head to campus now to finish up last minute stuff before giving a final. Before I leave, I thought I'd share the link to Rev. Susan Russell's post about preaching at the civil union ceremony of Bishop Gene Robinson and his partner Mark Andrew. (She included this poem by e. e. cummings in her post.)

i thank You God for most this amazing day:
for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;
and for everything which is natural
which is infinite
which is yes
(i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday; this is the birth
day of life and love and wings: and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)
how should tasting touching hearing seeing breathing any-
lifted from the no of all nothing-
human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?
(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)
- e e cummings

On a sad note, while Susan was out of town, she received news that her dog Harvey had died. (As a devoted pet owner, that sort of thing is one of my fears any time I leave home in any sort of overnight/extended stay.

I knew that the Brooks-Russell family had two dogs, Harvey and Luna--with their own blog, no less. Anyway, I added this part in case anyone wanted to share your condolences.

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