Sunday, January 17, 2010

Thought for the Day

If You Love

You might quiet the whole world for a second
if you pray.

And if you love, if you
really love,

our guns will
wilt.

~ St. John of the Cross from Love Poems From God




Daniel Ladinsky, Love Poems From God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, New York: Penguin Compass, 2002. Copyright © Daniel Ladinsky. All Rights Reserved.

St. John of the Cross

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6 comments:

Joyce Wycoff said...

Absolutely beautiful!

Kathleen Overby said...

Aaahhhh. Around the world this morning, may this happen. Lovely.

Anonymous said...

good

sarah said...

fabulous! I love that St John.

S. Etole said...

this catches my heart ...

Laura said...

Maureen,
You have given us so many wonderful tidbits from this book that i had to order it the other day. I can't wait to hold it in my hands!