Revelational Haiku...

And they shall see His face

There shall be no night
And they will need no candle,
Neither light of sun.

~ Revelation 22:4-5 (paraphrase)


Though we often see
The end of things as darkness,
Light is hope renewed.

Restless heart

Thou has formed us for Thyself,

and our hearts are restless till they

find rest in Thee.

Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient,

ever new, late have I loved you!

You were within me, but I was outside,

and it was there that I searched for you.

In my unloveliness I plunged into

the lovely things which you created.

You were with me, but I was not with you.

Created things kept me from you;

yet if they had not been in you

they would have not been at all.

You called, you shouted,
and you broke through my deafness.

You flashed, you shone,

and you dispelled my blindness.

You breathed your fragrance on me;

I drew in breath and now I pant for you.

I have tasted you,

now I hunger and thirst for more.

You touched me,
and I burned for your peace.

—Confessions, St. Augustine