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Man is great with God
How great we have become! The highest Seraphim Go veiled before our God. But we go nude to Him. ~ Angelus Silesius, Cherubinischer Wandersmann, III.203
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The Great Hides in the Small
The circle’s in the point, the fruit is in the seed: Seek God within the world, and you are wise indeed. ~ Angelus Silesius, CW IV. 158
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Wounded
I must and shall be wounded. Why? Because my groom, My saviour, has been found with many a bleeding wound. But why must I be wounded? I cannot abide If we be too unlike, the bridegroom and the bride. ~ … Continue reading
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Tagged bridal mysticism, Christianity, Holy Week, Poetry
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Contentment
Take what God has given. The great is in the small, The gold is in the dross, though we neglect it all. ~ Angelus Silesius, CW IV.14
Annunciation
This poem is a translation of Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Verkündigung,” from the Book of Images. Playful and poignant, the poem envisions the confusion of the angel Gabriel in the presence of Mary, as he forgets his message and is overwhelmed … Continue reading
Posted in Advent & Christmas, Rainer Maria Rilke, Translations
Tagged Advent, Christianity, Christmas, Mary, Poetry, rilke
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Seraphim
O man, I’m nobler far than all the Seraphim. What they are, I’ll become. They can’t be what I am. ~ Angelus Silesius, Cherubinischer Wandersmann IV.145
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Look
Turn away your face. The world entranced and took Many noble souls who only thought to look. ~ Angelus Silesius, Cherubinischer Wandersmann VI.221
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As Rich as God
I am as rich as God. No mote of dust can be, Unless (believe it well) He shares it all with me. ~ Angelus Silesius, Cherubinischer Wandersmann I.14
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I am as God, and God as I
God is as small as I, I am as great as He; I can’t be under Him, nor He be over me. ~ Angelus Silesius, Cherubinischer Wandersmann I.10
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Without me, no God
God can’t live without me – an instant at the most: If I went out of being, He’d give up the ghost. ~ Angelus Silesius, Cherubinischer Wandersmann I.8 * * * * * … Continue reading
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The Middle Room 