God speaks to each of us — Rainer Maria Rilke

Posted on May 21, 2015 by new desert

God speaks to each of us

God speaks to each of us as he makes us,
then walks with us silently out of the night.

These are words we dimly hear:

You, sent out beyond your recall,
go to the limits of your longing.
Embody me.

Flare up like flame
and make big shadows I can move in.

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
Don’t let yourself lose me.

Nearby is the country they call life.
You will know it by its seriousness.

Give me your hand.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke ~

(Rilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, translated by Anita Barrows and Joanna Macy)

About new desert

Nurturing the Gift of Seeking is about a spiritual "destination," a journey within, a new beginning, that eventually takes us where we are meant to arrive. Some call it Home, yet I am not sure what Home means, and where it is. Enjoy the journey, dear Ones! On this journey, what matters, first and foremost, is our seeking spirit. And the seed of perseverance--or faith, if you will. Happy journey, dear fellow Sisters and Brothers!
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6 Responses to God speaks to each of us — Rainer Maria Rilke

  1. berger elisabeth says:
    May 22, 2015 at 1:27 am

    Un de mes poèmes préférés, merci, Gilles

    Reply
  2. Leeby Geeby says:
    May 23, 2015 at 2:07 am

    Stunning. Thank you for sharing! Warmest regards.

    Reply

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