“Let us have the presence to stand at the edge of the sea
To sense the ebb and flow of the tides.
Let us have the senses to feel the breath of a mist
moving over a great saltmarsh,
To watch the flight of shore birds
that have swept up and down the continents
For untold thousands of years,
and see the endless running of the eels to the sea.
Let us have the knowledge of things that are as
nearly eternal
as any earthly life can be.”
Bert Clough (Oxford Unitarians), adapted from words by Rachel Carson, quoted in Fragments of Holiness for Daily Reflection
Chorlton Unitarians 