Having Nothing

Do you ask too much of God?

Know that:
When God's prize is down falling, you
may find a rising.

When God's favor is silence, you may
catch a melody.

When God's blessing is suffering, you
may sense deep peace.

So:
The heart of darkness is new light.
The heart of despair is fresh hope.
The heart of death is eternal life.

Only those who have nothing
can accept everything.




* The Desert: An Anthology for Lent by John Moses
By Abbot Nicholas