“The light shines in the darkness,
but the darkness has not understood it.” (1)
If they stay in the dark cave too long,
might they lose their sight?
Might they lose their cognitive faculty?
Might they not want to do anything?
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O thou who is happy for a poor spirit,
you shall live in the kingdom of heaven.
O thou who is lovely for your mourning heart,
you shall be comforted by God’s broken heart.
Destroy this temple;
I will raise it again in three days.
Have you spoken about how beautiful the temple is?
The time will come when not one stone will be left on another;
every one of them will be thrown down. (1)
We must live in the dark
because we came from the light.
And though we turn on electric lights,
we cannot avoid the coming of the night of life.
Because I am different from you,
Because my thought is different from yours,
Because my language is different from yours,
Because you are uncomfortable with me,
Do you call me crazy?
The Father judges no one
but has given all judgment to the Son. (1)
Do not let your hearts be troubled;
believe in God, believe also in me. (2)
The person who wears clothes made with camel’s hair,
ties a leather belt around his waist,
eats locusts and wild honey in the wilderness, and (1)
has slept under the blanket of the stars,
he shouts, “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
Where is one who is not thirsty in this wilderness journey?
We are thirsty for love, thirsty for affirmation,
Thirsty for knowledge, thirsty for connection, and . . .
We walk to the well to draw water every day.
No!
It is not true!
I do not want to receive glory from human beings.(1)
You see in me your own desires.
I pray for you so that you will not fall away
though people insult and attack you in the name of God. (1)
I pray for you that you can walk the path I have laid;
I will send the counselor to help you on the way.