Open Your Depths – July 31, 2020
You see, I want a lot.Maybe I want it all:the darkness of each endless fall,the shimmering light of each ascent.So many are alive who don’t seem to care.Casual, easy, they move in the worldas though untouched.But you take pleasure in the facesof those who know they thirst.You cherish thosewho grip you for survival.You are not […]
Give Me Your Hand – Jan. 24, 2020
God speaks to each of us as he makes us,then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall,go to the limits of your longing.Embody me. Flare up like a flameand make big shadows I can move in. Let everything happen to you: […]
Circling – Nov. 12, 2019
“I am circling around God, around the ancient tower, and I have been circling for a thousand years, and I still don’t know if I am a falcon, or a storm, or a great song.” ―Rainer Maria Rilke, Rainer Maria Rilke’s the Book of Hours: A New Translation with Commentary
