Love came down

I once asked a bird,

how is that you fly

in this gravity of darkness?

The bird responded,

" LOVE LIFTS ME " !

- Hafez

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Dig beneath all the trappings and traditions

Look behind all the frantic activity, the unrealistic expectations

Calm your heart

And lay aside for the moment all

The emotion of the season

The joy, the pain, the grief, the intimacy

And there is only one thing that counts

Love came down, down, down

Down into the darkness of oppression

Down into injustice, and racism and greed

Down into fear and hate

Down, down, down

Through all the layers of inhumanity

To that deepest place

To be

Present

Loving

Transforming

Love came down

To be with us

But more, to lift us up

Not out of this world

Not into the clouds

Not up into the heavens

But into new ways of loving and living

We are not lifted out of the darkness

As much as we become different people in the darkness

People who shine with the light of love

Not dispelling the darkness

But helping us find our way through it

Love came down

And we were given newness

We were shown how to live

And how it looks when Sacred permeates our lives

Love came down

And when Love was lifted up, so many years later

Lifted up in pain, yes

But also lifted up in triumph

We were given the promise

That someday we

Someday all creation

We find its way to love

Someday