The Darkness Deep and Holy

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, February 8, 2009

The darkness is deep and beautiful,
truly holy, nothing to fear.
It is the source of rest and peace,
eternal sleep, ravishing insights,
hidden reasons for our being here.

It takes us away from the glare and tumult
of life on the surface of things.
 The darkness is our bridge deep inside:
it is where we clamber back
to the eternal from where we came,
and where all our reasons lie.

Soon enough, the sun will shine
its way into our lives again,
and we will shine (or scowl) back.

There will be the noise of business,
the sharing of space,

cries of joy and laughter,

shouts of anger and pain:
there will be a music of life so beautiful

our ears will hurt at times.

But the eternal night, the darkness,
will still be there within us, waiting;

it will abide forever:
 source of wisdom, haven of hope,
 ours to enter into deeply as we may,
whenever we need to know ourselves again.

jbs
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