Not the image you seek,
that’s the idol to avoid,
but the paying attention,
not the voice 
you want to hear,
but the listening itself,
not the answer but the waiting,
this is prayer.
Here we meet the holy.
Not the object 
but the love,
this is God.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes  
Unfolding Light  
www.unfoldinglight.net   
May 10, 2021