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Visit to
Mt. Sinai
Can you imagine ever having stood on top of the world?
I did.
Can you imagine a place where God spoke directly to Moses and the people of Israel?
I was there.
In the middle of the vast Sinai desert three black granite peaks
rise above the wide sea of sand:
Early morning, still night, A bald monk dressed in a brown robe opens
the inner gate with an enormous key to let us out, to ascend the
holy mount.
At first, we go up a comfortable trail and passing by the miraculous place
where Moses hit the rock, a mighty spring splashes out for the thirsty waiting crowd.
Later, steep steps chiseled in the hard granite Lead us to the top; A tiny chapel
built of black rocks greets the heavy-breathing climbers.
The cool air refreshes
like a calming spray.
I feel I stand on holy ground.
I can hear God speaking to
the prophet; when I look down I see a gathered mass
waiting for the enlightening message.
All the lower mountains, like giant sheep surround the mighty ram, where
I stand.
A frail light glimmers on the edge of the distant horizon, a silver
lining flashing on the lower mountain chain.
A shining strip marks
the rising sun --
Now more brightness lightens the vastness; A new day begins
as a million years before.
Staring breathlessly, overwhelmed
with nature's splendor, I settle down behind a hidden rock to go into myself --
an unforgettable relaxation, a peaceful bliss captures me as I try to grasp the
enormity of this eternal instant.
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Prairie
Light
What did we talk? driving through the night fog on the
windshield not taking the right turn into highway six
Now the air is clear driving straight south no more fog only
my own transcendence carries us safely home
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