Mary Oliver’s poetry is perfect for the summertime:
It beckons readers to get outside and bask in the goodness and beauty of the creation. Summer Days: A Companion to Mary Oliver’s “Devotions” is a short, sweet, spiritual exploration of four of her most celebrated and especially summery poems. Filled with reflections, prayers, and daily practices to bring the poems to life, the booklets are available in the meetinghouse entranceway and in the church office. The poems themselves are easily available online, but there are also copies of Mary Oliver’s poetry collection Devotions available to take and enjoy. Happy reading and happy summer! May you come to know the truth of her words: “In the summer there is everywhere the luminous sprawl of gifts, the hospitality of the Lord.”