The Hope Of Loving

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What keeps us alive, what allows us to endure?

I think it is the hope of loving,

or being loved.

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I heard a fable once about the sun going on a journey

to find its source, and how the moon wept

without her lover’s

warm gaze.

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We weep when light does not reach our hearts. We wither

like fields if someone close

does not rain their

kindness

upon

us.

Images above by James A. Mangum. Top and front-page mastheads: “El Alma de Maria.” Middle: “Nuestra Senora de Tejas.” Bottom: “Nuestra Senora de Czestochowa.”

Words above: “The Hope of Loving” by Meister Eckhart

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