Saturday, April 13, 2013

compline

From a series of photos following the Liturgy of the Hours (Neither Use Nor Ornament)


“We entrust ourselves to the night as if it were a great ocean from which we can fish up all sorts of wonderful things..”
From The Music of Silence by David Steindl-Rast

"Let all mortal flesh keep silence."

2 comments:

  1. Suppose ______________

    Suppose
    suffering is transformation -

    Suppose
    transformation is mystery -

    Suppose
    mystery is love -

    Suppose -
    love is silent --

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