...You formed my inward being,
You knit me together in my mother's womb...
Your mysteries fill me with wonder!
More than I know myself do You know me;
my essence was not hidden from You,
When I was being formed in secret,
intricately fashioned from the elements of the earth...
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I want to leave enough room in my heart For the unexpected, For the mistake that becomes knowing, For knowing that becomes wonder, For wonder that makes everything porous, Allowing in and out All available light...
So I will stay open And companionably friendly, With all that presses out from the heart And comes in at a slant And shimmers just below The surface of things.