Human yearning for the divine

Is as old as we have records,

probably as old as human language.

The yearning suggests we want

to affirm our human bondedness with,

and dependency on, a Divine "Other"

in order to give life meaning

by finding answers to the questions,

Who am I? Where did I come from?...

In a prayer of yearning,

it is as if a part of us that

rarely lifts its voice

suddenly finds words and cries out in Truth.

In the Castle of my soul

Is a little postern gate

Whereat when I enter

I am in the presence of God.

In a moment, in the turning of a thought,

I am where God is…

The world of men is made of jangling noises,

With God is a great silence.

But, that silence is a melody,

Sweet as the contentment of love,

Thrilling as a touch of flame.