February 21, 2015

Mark 1:35

 In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. 

John 17:20-21

‘I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word,that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.'

I know …

I know why you rose

from sleep, slipping

from the dwelling into

darkness before dawn.

Stepping without sound

in the night watches,

longing for the Love

you sensed in silence,

there to rest, refreshed,

knowing beyond doubt

the Love who is,

Mystery who dwells

not far but near

at soul’s deep center.

Water laps on lake shore,

as you gaze into star light,

pale moon reflecting

on water’s face, sinking

into western sky, its daily

journey near end.

There you sit

not alone, never alone,

knowing always within

this Love, Mystery,

no soul nor sun

can contain, the One

who always is within,

at depth of soul,

interior temple,

waiting for us to come

commune that we may

know and live the lives

of love for which we,

in Love’s Image,

are intended.

You commune in

dark silence, knowing

inner light no darkness

can shut out … ever,

Radiant Love

(of which angels sing),

who dwells in all that is,

deep within, igniting

the flame of hope …

every human soul needs

to carry on,

to live its mission

when days are hard and

future dim, uncertain.

And I sit with you

in early hours, knowing

you stepped into darkness

for the same reason

I come to these keys,

fumbling fingers,

filled with errors,

searching for words

with sounds just right

to speak what is in

this soul …and to it,

heart of heart longing

to know with completeness

what you went out

to feel and know

and there to rest

in the Love who is …

always.

And with tears

and candlelight

I am with you there …

in the silence.

Pr. David L. Miller