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December 4, 2008
thy footsteps shall not be known
Speaking mystically, as we are speaking here, Divine things and perfections are known and understood as they are, not when they are being sought after and practiced, but when they have been found and practiced. To this purpose speaks the prophet Baruch concerning Divine wisdom: ‘There is none that can know her ways nor that can imagine her paths.’ Likewise the royal Prophet speaks in this manner concerning this road of the soul, when he says to God: ‘Thy lightings lighted and illuminated the round earth; the earth was moved and trembled. Thy way is in the sea and Thy paths are in many waters; and Thy footsteps shall not be known.’
St John of the Cross - Dark Night of the Soul
Posted by amin at December 4, 2008 11:55 AM