Inner Fire

The Soul hovers like a sun within:

burning its way out

without ever leaving center.

We call this – the burning out – passion

Mark Nepo

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O Lord

sometimes it is difficult to get out of bed

difficult to get dressed

difficult to get in the car and drive to work

some mornings

I have nothing in my head

Nothing in my heart

I am just not “into it”

I look at a passage a scripture

and nothing comes

nothing stirs

so often

when I am in this place

it go outside to play

I think

foolish one that I am

that I must create the passion I am missing

that I must talk to people

do meaningful things

read good books

and if I do

it will come

passion

but I would be wrong, O God

for the seed of the sacred is within

and I must first

go inside

to the inner fire of your presence

and let your

love and power

swell

and rise

and burn their way out

into my frozen day