Being With Yourself

Prayer is not the words but

the Word as it makes sovereign your tongue

(evenso whether spoken or sung);

blind is faith not, but conscious –

and there is no faith without this.

Prayer is consciously speaking

the divine intention, its healing impulse –

if prayer it is.

The tip of that tongue is

creator, sustainer or destroyer –

it can idly maim or murder as easily as

it can concern itself with what is sacred,

consciously whispering ceaselessly

the Beloved’s Name

into action.

Prayer is the language of the heart

on the tongue

in action.

Prayer is being with yourself

more intimately

in compassionate friendship.

Prayer in action.

Meditation in action.

Rest in action.

Faith is now, not maybe;

here, not the "hereafter";

responsibly transcending

all time and space –

inheriting the earth.