From Prayers of the Cosmos, Translated by Neil Douglas-Klotz
O Birther! Father-Mother of the Cosmos,
You create all that moves
In light.
O Thou! The Breathing Life of all,
Creator of the Shimmering Sound that
Touches us.
Respiration of all worlds,
We hear you breathing – in and out –
In silence.
Source of Sound: in the roar and the whisper,
In the breeze and the whirlwind, we
Hear your Name.
Radiant One: You shine within us,
Outside us – even darkness shines – when
We remember.
Name of names, our small identity
Unravels in you, you give it back
As a lesson.
Workless Action, Silent Potency –
Where ears and eyes awaken, there
Heaven comes.
O Birther! Father-Mother of the Cosmos!
(Douglas-Klotz, Neil. 2010. Prayers of the Cosmos. Harper Collins.)
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