This is a beautiful tribute and a refreshing read. Thank you so much. What a thought that Wendell, Dolly, and Gloria are now all resting in the peace of wild things, leaving us with their wildness, their wisdom, and their courage, I pray.
Thank you Cameron for your tribute to Wendell Berry. Coming from a farming background I have appreciated his work over the years. Gloria Steinem just died at 92 too...there must have been something in the water in those days that had created these activists who had such an affect on my life.
Thankyou! You have put flesh on " May his memory be a blessing!"
Wendell Berry's attention to his local place reminds me so much of the Benedictine promise of stability-- steadfast commitment to the sustainability of this place, these relationships, this work, this prayer, this table.
Monks, who are called to keep death daily before their eyes, consider their monasteries " the place of their Resurrection".
I love your challenge to " practice resurrection".
This tribute, prayer, and meditation is absolutely wonderful. I have loved what this man has represented in his strong, yet gentle way since I was first exposed to his prophetic voice in my Ecopsychology class at the University of Notre Dame in 1996. So well done Rev. Cameron.
Wendell Berry’s “The Peace of Wild Things” is a poem I have always cherished. I receive your entire meditation as an instruction manual for living a good life: stay close to the earth; love a particular place; pay attention; be bigger than despair; and listen for the sacredness within all things.
And when we lose our way, return to the living world—and begin again.
Berry was certainly a modern day prophet. And like most prophets, few people listened to him. May those of us who did listen continue to preach and live by his message.
Thank you Cameron. He is one of my mentors. Without knowing him personally I feel I've been in multi-decade dialog with him, as I've aged, the dialog has deepened. I feel the relationship will continue.
So beautifully said and so true! I’ve always loved the wisdom and beauty of both Wendell Berry’s words and his life, even after I found out that his wife typed his manuscripts for him. 😉
"His theology had dirt under its fingernails." I think you should copyright that. Lovely. This is a beautiful essay. BTW his fiction is often overlooked. Jaybar Crow and Hannah Coulter are wonderful.
I never read Wendell Berry except when others shared his writings with me such as Cameron has done today. I’m grateful for all of you who have illuminated my life by sharing your own words as well as the words of others. Words have power. How we choose to use them, reflects the state of our heart in the moment.
What a BLESSING this man was and is. When I am resurrected I want lots of dirt under my fingernails. May we rest from this present day continuous exhaustion.
This is a beautiful tribute and a refreshing read. Thank you so much. What a thought that Wendell, Dolly, and Gloria are now all resting in the peace of wild things, leaving us with their wildness, their wisdom, and their courage, I pray.
Thank you Cameron for your tribute to Wendell Berry. Coming from a farming background I have appreciated his work over the years. Gloria Steinem just died at 92 too...there must have been something in the water in those days that had created these activists who had such an affect on my life.
Thankyou! You have put flesh on " May his memory be a blessing!"
Wendell Berry's attention to his local place reminds me so much of the Benedictine promise of stability-- steadfast commitment to the sustainability of this place, these relationships, this work, this prayer, this table.
Monks, who are called to keep death daily before their eyes, consider their monasteries " the place of their Resurrection".
I love your challenge to " practice resurrection".
Amen!
This tribute, prayer, and meditation is absolutely wonderful. I have loved what this man has represented in his strong, yet gentle way since I was first exposed to his prophetic voice in my Ecopsychology class at the University of Notre Dame in 1996. So well done Rev. Cameron.
This is a beautiful tribute. Thank you for how you have graced Wendell Berry. And what a wonderful photo of him. Such a wise and generous man!
Thank you, Cameron, for this beautiful blessing.
Wendell Berry’s “The Peace of Wild Things” is a poem I have always cherished. I receive your entire meditation as an instruction manual for living a good life: stay close to the earth; love a particular place; pay attention; be bigger than despair; and listen for the sacredness within all things.
And when we lose our way, return to the living world—and begin again.
Berry was certainly a modern day prophet. And like most prophets, few people listened to him. May those of us who did listen continue to preach and live by his message.
Thank you Cameron. He is one of my mentors. Without knowing him personally I feel I've been in multi-decade dialog with him, as I've aged, the dialog has deepened. I feel the relationship will continue.
So beautifully said and so true! I’ve always loved the wisdom and beauty of both Wendell Berry’s words and his life, even after I found out that his wife typed his manuscripts for him. 😉
Love Wendell Berry and all he shared.
Let’s read one of his books in The Commons.
Beautiful! 🙏🏻🕊️
Just a beautiful reflection of a truly sacred soul. Thanks Rev. C!
"His theology had dirt under its fingernails." I think you should copyright that. Lovely. This is a beautiful essay. BTW his fiction is often overlooked. Jaybar Crow and Hannah Coulter are wonderful.
I never read Wendell Berry except when others shared his writings with me such as Cameron has done today. I’m grateful for all of you who have illuminated my life by sharing your own words as well as the words of others. Words have power. How we choose to use them, reflects the state of our heart in the moment.
What a BLESSING this man was and is. When I am resurrected I want lots of dirt under my fingernails. May we rest from this present day continuous exhaustion.