Posts Tagged "God"
Tired of Speaking Sweetly
Reading at Waimea practice 12/03/2011 Love wants to reach out and manhandle us, Break all our teacup talk of God. If you had the courage and Could give the Beloved His choice, some nights, He would just drag you around the room By your hair, Ripping from your grip all those toys in the world That bring you no joy. Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly And wants to rip to shreds All your...
Read MoreBe Your Own Saviour
Reading at Anara practice 11/14/2011 Morpho 2 by Bill Brouard Some Christians believe Jesus will come back to fix this corrupt world. Certain Jewish sects propose that the messiah will soon appear on Earth for the first time. Among Muslims, many predict the legendary Twelfth Imam will return and bring salvation to humanity. In India, devotees of Vishnu expect the avatar Kalki to arrive on the...
Read MoreGod speaks to each of us…
Reading at Ambrosia Dome Practice 10/24/2011 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 flame and make shadows I can move in Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror Just keep going. No feeling is...
Read MoreWhat Kind of God?
Reading at Waimea practice 8/30/2011 Coastal Daisy by Earth Gypsy What kind of God would He be if He did not hear the bangles ring on an ant’s wrist as they move the earth in their sweet dance? And what kind of God would He be if a leaf’s prayer was not as precious to Creation as the prayer His own son sang from the glorious depth of his soul—for us. And what kind of God would He...
Read MoreSo Many Gifts
Reading at Anara Spa practice 8/8/2011 There are so many gifts Still unopened from your birthday, There are so many hand-crafted presents that have been sent to you by God. The Beloved does not mind repeating, “Everything I have is also yours.” Please forgive Hafiz and the Friend If we break into a sweet laughter When your heart complains of being thirsty When ages ago Every cell in...
Read MoreYou’re It!
Reading at Waimea practice 07/23/2011 God Disguised As a myriad things and Playing a game of tag Has kissed you and said, “You’re it! — I mean you’re REALLY IT!” Now It does not matter What you believe or feel For something wonderful Major-league Wonderful Is someday going To Happen. ——...
Read MoreQuestions About Angels
Reading at Koloa practice 07/23/2011 Of all the questions you might want to ask about angels, the only one you ever hear is how many can dance on the head of a pin. No curiosity about how they pass the eternal time besides circling the Throne chanting in Latin or delivering a crust of bread to a hermit on earth or guiding a boy and girl across a rickety wooden bridge. Do they fly through...
Read MoreThe Prophet on Love
Reading at Koloa practice 7/18/2011 When love beckons to you, follow him, Though his ways are hard and steep. And when his wings enfold you yield to him, Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you. And when he speaks to you believe in him, Though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden. For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he...
Read MoreThe Same Suntan
Reading at Waimea practice 6/25/2011 Burn Every address for God. Any Beloved Who has just one color of hair, On gender,one race, the same suntan all the time, On rule book, Trust me when I say, that man is not even Half a god And will only Cause...
Read MoreCertainty
Reading at Waimea practice 05/24/2011 Certainty undermines one’s power, and turns happiness into a long shot. Certainty confines. Dears, there is nothing in your life that will not change -especially all your ideas of God. Look what the insanity of righteous knowledge can do: crusade and maim thousands in wanting to convert that which is already gold into gold. Certainty can become an...
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