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Daniel Ladinsky, love, Love Poems from God, pray, quiet, sacred voices, The Sophia Center for Spirituality, world
Yesterday as I was trying to put together a prayer for an upcoming meeting, I came across a stunning entry in the book Love Poems from God by Daniel Ladinsky who has translated the work of “twelve sacred voices from East and West.” This short poem fairly shouted a message for today’s world, especially in light of the military display yesterday that preceded today’s opening ceremonies of the Olympics in Korea. Try to imagine what the resulting visual would be if we really took these words of John of the Cross to heart.
IF YOU LOVE
You might quiet the whole world for a second if you pray.
And if you love, if you really love,
our guns will
wilt.
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