Friday, December 20, 2013

On Fourth Advent

Friend, don't believe! It's often hollow –
Love, rather – belief will follow.
Love fiercely, love deeply, belief comes easily;
Most natural is that faith which calls Love master,
And therein is effortless, solid, everlasting.


Love is the First Idea, and the going forth,
The guiding impulse, the measure of worth –
The whisper, the call, the quick'ning spirit;
Birthing belief, training trust, feeding faith in action,
Love's the secret intention and its destination.


Be Human, be real, don't be ashamed to feel
All that courses through you – Love understands,
And that faith in your breast, belief on your brow, is its seal;
Love is most natural unfettered, and most itself when it bonds –
Now be kind toward yourself this Fourth Advent.

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