“The breezes at dawn have secrets to tell you, don’t go back to sleep.” – Rumi
Photos at Silver Strand Beach, Barna, County Galway, Ireland © Christine Valters Paintner
Way of the Monk, Path of the Artist ~ A Love Note from Your Online Abbess
For Glimpses of Heaven Here and Now*Sacred Source of Joy,help us to see glimpsesof heaven all around us,in the urgency of each spring’s blooming,in the simple gifts of waterto bathe in and drink,in our morning tea or coffee,with steam rising like this prayer,in the dog’s
January 11, 2026
