sunday rambling apres liturgy

errgghhh ... the world is strange place no?
the outside world
with its wars n pain n greed n suffering
its beauty n love n art n moosic n cuisine
its colours n sounds n seasons n rhythms
confuses n crosses
destroys n derides
beautifies n balances
enhances n energizes
what a place to live
everyday on the line
seeing the unseesable
hearing the silent
imagining the future
but the inside world
is vastly more
deeper n wider
richer n more silent
the place of clarity
n great confusion
the place of great love
n yet great hate
a place to grow
but yet where refuge can be sort
this unmapped landscape
each of us taking our own way
with the help of others
why do we criticize the guides
sent to help us
the loving jesus
the silent buddha
the myriad krishna ?
the followers of each
spurn the others
even the most tolerant
will stick to their guns
in the last battle
only a few transcend
into real dialogue
into true openness
which doesn't cling
but hopes
n speaks of together
not apart
of both and
not either or
holy week begins
and in Jesus I see
a way to be open to others
in hope
in suffering
in new life

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