In the Stillness of the Night

 

In the Stillness of the Night

 

In the stillness of the night,

The vast,

Seemingly endless night,

Eyes wide open,

Discerning,

The discernible,

And, the indiscernible,

When I view the whole,

When I have read,

When I have listened,

Not to myself,

No, no, no,

To others,

All others,

The discernible,

And, the indiscernible,

The world makes sense,

The world comes together,

The world is at peace,

In,

Through,

And, by,

The Kingdom of God,

And, how do I know this,

There is a fault line,

There is limitation,

There is a yearning to create,

That which was not made by man,

Nor, which man can make,

Man cannot reach far enough beyond himself,

Man cannot reach far enough inside himself,

To find his true self,

It is only through grace,

And, there is truly only One,

One,

One who can give us that grace,

One who can save us,

Jesus Christ,

A Lord for all,

Those who will receive him,

And, those who have received,

Perceive,

Glimpses,

Of beauty, which available,

Of peace, which surpasses understanding,

Of love,

True love,

Unforced,

And, undemanding,

Pure love,

Which can only come,

From, God!

Peter Lowell Paulson

January 13, 2021