Angelus Silesius

True prayer requires no word

True prayer requires no word, no chant
no gesture, no sound.
It is communion, calm and still
with our own godly Ground.

The light of splendor shines in the middle of the night. Who can see it? A heart which has eyes and watches.

If in your heart you make
a manger for Love's birth,
Then God will once again
become a child on earth.

God, whose love and joy
are present everywhere,
Can't come to visit you
unless you aren't there.

Christ could be born a thousand times in Galilee -- but all in vain until he is born in me.

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In the universe there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

~ William Blake in THE MARRIAGE OF HEAVEN AND HELL