In this first edition of "In Pursuit of the Sublime Poetry Project," we journey with Kahlil Gibran's seeker up the eternal holy mountain, four times through the course of three thousand years, in pursuit of God.
Along our journey, we learn about the meaning of patience and perseverance and about the true relationship between life and Life's Creator.
In this way, we unearth both wisdom of the heart and fulfillment of the spirit, and we come to discover joy, to experience the divine and behold the beauty of creation everywhere on earth.
God
A Poem by Kahlil Gibran
In the ancient days, when the first quiver of speech came to my lips, I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God, saying,
“Master, I am thy slave. Thy hidden will is my law and I shall obey thee for ever more.”
But God made no answer, and like a mighty tempest passed away.
And after a thousand years, I ascended the holy mountain
and again spoke unto God, saying, “Creator, I am thy creation.
Out of clay hast thou fashioned me and to thee I owe mine all.”
And God made no answer, but like a thousand swift wings passed away.
And after a thousand years, I climbed the holy mountain
and spoke unto God again, saying, “Father, I am thy son.
In pity and love thou hast given me birth, and through love
and worship I shall inherit thy kingdom.”
And God made no answer, and like the mist that veils the distant hills
he passed away.
And after a thousand years, I climbed the sacred mountain
and again spoke unto God, saying, “My God, my aim and my fulfillment;
I am thy yesterday and thou are my tomorrow. I am thy root in the earth and thou art my flower in the sky, and together we grow before
the face of the sun.”
Then God leaned over me, and in my ears whispered words of sweetness, and even as the sea that enfoldeth a brook that runneth down to her,
he enfolded me.
And when I descended to the valleys and the plains God was there also.
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