God must be mercy

201) the reading of psalms from the book of common prayer and the reading of prayers in the Orthodox tradition, based on the liturgy of the hours

202) Gymnopedie #1 by Satie

203) The Swan by Saint-Saens

204) Jane Austen's canon resting right in front of my eyes on the bookshelf, visually (and audibly!) calling my name!

205) singing a hymn with the words by George Herbert and the melody by Ralph Vaughan Williams

206) a friend studying theatre in London for the semester, and for a friend who flew to Kiev via London being thus reminded of me

207) leaves buried in puddles of water, in parking lots, and on the way to library

208) tango melodies and rhythms

209) tea and prayer on Java's couch

210) the poetry of George Cowper

211) thoughtful, rich discussion on religious language and devotional reading

212) the progressive learning of multiple wonderful, yet often times very silly sounding indeed, sounds in phonetics

213) 'love and freindship'

214) my sizable collection of Brennan Manning books

215) leaves wet and afire

216) shared bags of popcorn over grey's anatomy

217) a particular painting of a table set for tea in an apartment building overlooking Manhattan in the library

218) 'love's purest joys restored'

219) walking alone through a gallery full of abstract prints

220) a student-composed organ piece played at the end of chapel today

221) Dean Brittain's self-effacing, matter of fact humor

222) compositions with marked dissonances

223) 'We are marching in the light of God'

224) three crinkling and crumpling orchid flowers in my dorm window

225) the rushing dance of the wind with the trees, flowers, and scattered leaves