Looking at God in the Eyes – PART 1(B)

I sink ‘neath the river cool and clear Drifting down I disappear I see you on the other side I search for the peace in your eyes But they’re as empty as paradise They’re as empty as paradise        –Bruce Springsteen After Jacob served his father, Isaac said to him, “Please come closer and kiss […]

Those Unheard are Sweeter – PART 3

Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.                   ― Imam al-Ghazali  It is foolish to think that we will enter heaven without entering into ourselves. ― Teresa of Ávila                            I Must Speak of […]

The Flame of the Rotating Sword – PART 1

After he had expelled the man, the LORD God placed winged angels at the eastern end of the garden of Eden, along with a fiery, turning sword, to prevent access to the tree of life.                                    –Genesis 3:24 Long […]