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| King Minos, Thomas Merton art |
How far I have to go to find You in Whom I have already arrived!
For now, oh my God, it is to You alone that I can talk,
because nobody else will understand.
I cannot bring any other on this earth
into the cloud where I dwell in Your light,
that is,
Your Darkness,
where I am lost and abashed.
I cannot explain to any other
the anguish which is Your joy
nor the loss which is the possession of You,
nor the distance from all things
which is the arrival in You.
nor the death which is the birth in You
because I do not know anything about it myself
and all I know
is that I wish it were over
-- I wish it were begun.
You have contradicted everything.
You have left me in no man's land.
- Thomas Merton
Dancing in the Water of Life, page 175, excerpted
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ReplyDeleteyes yes
there is darkness
so this ----------------
darkness *
your
darkness
as a flower
blooms _
across the years
and
days of noon _
flowers
of the nights array
eclipse
the brightness
of the
day _
blessings _____ boK
sweet, bob.
Deletethanks.
Thank you. These occasionals greatly encourage me in my journey.
ReplyDeleteme too, Dan.
DeleteBlessings every one -
ReplyDeleteBeth and Daniel __
http://bobknab.blogspot.com/
like your wayfarrer page, bob.
Deletethank you thank you too,
Deletefor all the work you do on your site -
good stuff all -
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