the heart of God

"Love flourishes

in the heart

which glows

the Name of God.

The Love of God

is the fragrance

that even

a thousand wrappings

cannot hold.

Or like a river

that cannot be stopped

in its course.

My friend is in me,

in my Friend

am I

there is no

separation between us. "

 Sultan Bahoo

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Those of us who claim the name Christian

Talk a lot about love

We talk a lot about communion too

We call each other “brother” and “sister”

“How lovely” we say, “is this love between us”

But we haven’t got a clue

We just can’t seem to grab the fact that this Force, this Presence

This Love that unites is not safe or casual

What flows from the heart of God is indeed

Like a river that cannot be stopped in its course

It flows to us, through us out of us

Connecting to one another

Carrying us along, helpless

Unable to escape

It is radical and fierce

And if it is not

It is not

Spirit

We should glow with the presence of God

What we have should be something

That cannot be contained

It should be something the drives us into the world to serve

And it should be something that draws us

Each one of

Into that divine circle dance

That perichoresis

Where distinctions remain

But distinctions blur and disappear

Into a radical unity

Where I am you and you are me

And there is only we

And God is glorified