Morning Readings

Each weekday morning we start our service with a reading. You'll find the archive here.

Due to copyright restrictions, we do not publish the actual text to the readings. We do however link to a Google search that should help you find it quickly.

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July 2026

Fri

24

Jul

Either hoeing the garden

by Peter Levitt

Thu

23

Jul

Between our Desire

by Rainer Maria Rilke

Mon

20

Jul

Cast away all speech. Our words may express it...

Fri

17

Jul

Watching the Moon / Although the Wind

by Izumi Shikibu

Thu

16

Jul

The Journey

Mon

13

Jul

Softest of Mornings

Thu

09

Jul

At the Water's Edge

by Stephen Dockter

Mon

06

Jul

On Freedom

Fri

03

Jul

Green-Striped Melons

by Jane Hirshfield

Thu

02

Jul

The Cat Who Taught Zen

by JJames Norbuty

June 2026

Mon

29

Jun

Wild Iris

by Mushim Ikeda

Fri

26

Jun

A Cedary Fragrance

by Jane Hirshfield

Thu

25

Jun

Wild Gueese

Mon

22

Jun

no more same old silly love songs

by Neil Carpathios

Fri

19

Jun

I Saw Myself

Thu

18

Jun

At the Waters Edge

by Stephen Dockter

Fri

12

Jun

Returning to the Fields

by Tao Yuanming

Thu

11

Jun

Any Morning

by William Statford

Wed

10

Jun

Summer Grasses

Mon

08

Jun

On a Riverbank in Early Summer

by Jingnuo Chaoyue

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