Day Marks

Tired And lonely, So tired The heart aches. Meltwater trickles Down the rocks, The fingers are numb, The knees tremble. It is now, Now, that you must not give in. On the path of the others Are resting places, Places in the sun Where they can meet. But this Is your path, And it is now, Now that you must not fail. Weep If you can, Weep, But do not complain. The way chose you – And you must be thankful. ( Hammarskjöld, p. 209)

Every deed and every relationship is surrounded by an atmosphere of silence. Friendship needs no words – it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness. (Hammarskjöld, p. 8, 1925-1930, #10)

From . . . my father’s side I inherited a belief that no life was more satisfactory than one of selfless service to your country – or humanity . . . From . . . my mother’s side I inherited a belief that . . . all men were equals as children of God, and should be met and treated by us as our masters. Faith is a state of the mind and the soul . . . The language of religion is a set of formulas which register a basic spiritual experience . . . (Hammarskjöld, p. viii)

Kein Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden, Die unsrer verglichen kann werden. Elftausend Jungfrauen Zu tanzen sich trauen! Sankt Ursula selbst dazu lacht! Kein Musik ist ja nicht auf Erden, Die unsrer verglichen kann werden. Cäcilie mit ihren Verwandten, Sind treffliche Hofmusikanten. Die englischen Stimmen Ermuntern die Sinnen, Daß alles fur Freuden erwacht. (“Das himmlische Leben” aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn ) [There is not yet any Music on Earth That can be compared with ours. Eleven thousand Maidens Dance to prepare themselves for Marriage. There is not yet an Music on Earth That can be compared with ours. Cecilia with her Company Are excellent Oratorio Singers. The Angelic Voices Arouse the Senses, And everyone awakes for Joy. CLH]

2 cups softened butter 1 cup sugar 1 whole egg 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon almond extract 3-4 cups flour Cream the butter. Add sugar and cream well. Add egg and extract. Add flour to make a stiff dough. Pinch off a small ball and place in pastry tin, spreading as thin as possible. Place tins on cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until golden brown (15 minutes). Cool before removing. You may add fruit filling and garnishes. Makes 5-6 dozen.

You are the new day. You are the new day. I will love you more than me and more than yesterday If you can but prove to me: you are the new day. Send the sun in time for dawn; Let the birds all hail the morning. Love of life will urge me say You are the new day. (Lyrics by John David; check out www.kingsingers.com)

“Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God . . . the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife. Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children . . . the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets . . . We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.” (Family Proclamation, September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.)