Close to the beach the waves pound the sand and toss me, but as I dive into the waters I enter a stillness in which I see the waves sparkle above me. As the light breaks through the surface, I'm awestruck by its power and beauty.—the living sea, the gentle light, the tranquility, and me, all are held in one grand order. In such an order there is a simplicity.
It illustrates for me the great spiritual fact I find in just being! Its power unifies even in the midst of racial, ethnic, religious, or cultural division:
" Let your communication be, Yea, Yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil" (Matt. 5:37)
It's fear that complicates everything by inflaming the human senses. But keep in mind a kick against a shell cannot hurt the pearl. Wisdom's strength lies in the clear reading and recognition of what is essential and immediately supplies constructive ideas.
Each idea clarifies and guides, never pushes or asserts pressure—in stillness it reveals, especially how to assimilate the concept of the changeless Essence within us, the practical truth of all that glorifies Life.
Prose poem by EMH
