To kneel at the tim of the abyss of our profound unknowing

Marv and Nancy Hiles

Our planet is awash in the gentle light and shadow of an impenetrable Mystery; it is time, in spite of all our vaunted learning and might, to kneel at the rim of the abyss of our profound unknowing.

~ from ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, by Marv and Nancy Hiles

All The Days Of My Life

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