Thou

You – ineffable, mysterious – You do not revel in darkness. You do not find pleasure in hiding, but your delight is in being found, of being known.

In You are the deepest inscrutabilities of the universe and the astounding truths so profound the grindings and the groaning of the very foundation of the earth is hushed, and yet, Your secret joys are in forging bonds with creatures You Yourself have created.

In You is a yearning so deep, so powerful it transcends boundaries – it crossed the gap between Creator and creature, and You have made Yourself manifest, immanent, with us. You have chosen to relate to us. You have initiated this love-relationship, and the questions of whether we are worthy enough, or if we have earned the right to call you friend are hushed in the tenderness of Your heart beat.

In You we find our fulfillment. You planted in our hearts “a secret thread, an ineffable suggestion, an attraction or longing, something you were born desiring and which, beneath the flux of other desires and in all the momentary silences between the louder passions, you are looking for, watching for, listening for,” and we find that in You. You are what we watch for, listen for, whether we have realized it or not.