You speak the sound of thunder in the cloud.Who says you can say these things?
Out of your book come words that will not move.
Who said you could say them aloud?
There you are in the marketplace,
there in the Hall.
What man gave you such a sword to wield?
Here and there I go for the sake of my will.
Who set you up as high judge over all?
Tell me what you were thinking this morning.
Who told you to lay those words on the page?
What were the instructions whispered to you that
Show the place where truth and words
are joining?
I will answer but first you will answer me—
Who told you to sit on the throne of your own heart?
What visions have you had that narrowed your way?
When you speak on these things, I will answer thee.
— David Dickens, Nothing Hypothetical
I think that's my favorite so far. But maybe it's just your fantastic choice of illustration.
ReplyDeleteI cannot say that I have a favorite, but everything I've collected so far is consistently illuminating. Just thought I'd drop this one onto my blog, hoping that others might share in this treasure I've discovered out in left field.
ReplyDeleteMakes me think of a very recent post Fr. Jonathan put up here:
ReplyDeleteThe Silent Word
Romanos - thank you for sharing about your ministry recently down on the square . . . hopefully we will have time to get together again soon!