Advent Song

 

Some of us believe that God is almighty and can do everything; and that He is all wise and may do everything; but that He is all love and will do everything—there we draw back.

                       —Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love

 

A simple believer in God’s own strength,
I do not fear to speak with angels,
or dream of fragrant healing embers,
or white visions that day dispels.
 
To be asked to be steadfast is nothing.
The bee steadfastly guards its honey.
Each crystal of light is more than life,
and this, too, is the task for me.
 
Now you will not hear the words of my voice.
My eyes speak, rain speaks, lamps speak instead.
All my hopes are fostered in silence.
It is by love that I am led.