Presence is only the beginning

The attainment of the realization of the Divine Presence as world

is just the beginning of spiritual life.

                                                                Beatrice Bruteau

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the smoke hangs heavy in the air

heat

fire

scorched hills

unrelenting dryness

somewhere

beyond

gray and brown

the mountain still soars

somewhere

the sun rises

but on this morning

on this day

even the sun struggles

to rise

ah Sacred one

there are times

when I seek to be present to your presence

in the scorched wilderness

some days

it seems as if the sun will never rise

and then

suddenly

you are there

I am present to the presence

sometimes clear

sometimes muted

but always the sun rises

and that is only the beginning

that is where the real story

begins