It is not the world you behold
until it calls out to you
with your own silent name.
It is not God you contemplate
unless that mystery includes you,
though it is nothing like you.
It is not God to whom you pray
unless that One is more
than the one to whom you pray.
It is not God you believe in
unless you know
you don’t know what you mean,
that “person” or even “spirit”
is an inept metaphor, too clear,
too manageable, too imaginable.
The Infinite Mysterious
will accept your unknowing lean
as worship.
The Gracious One
will cherish your wonder,
and speak in unintelligible tongue
your silent name.
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
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