Meditations

Once I had the unnerving sense that God was gazing on me. Here is how I described it: Once during prayer, God gazed upon me, How I know not, only That God was focusing on my entire being With a totality only God can attain. Everything slowed down to stoppage, Except my breath, as I […]

I believe in miracles. And there is no greater miracle than love. Here is a poetic meditation offered to the God who is Love: There is no greater miracle than loving You And being loved by You. That You are more than lovable But Love itself, What can be more miraculous than that? What greater […]

I am fascinated by what can exist between us as persons, and even more so between God and us. So here is a poetic mediation, titled “And Between Us the Magic” from my just published book, “Closer Than Your Own I. Meditations on Union with God.” (Available on Amazon). And between us the magic Showing […]

God matters most to an immeasurable extent. I offer a poetic meditation on this theme: “Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire other than you” (Psalm 73:25). What is the pearl of great price? What is the treasure buried in a field, Which, should we find […]

Should you love yourself for God’s sake, as well as your own? Here is a poetic meditation I wrote, which addresses God about “Self-Love”: I will love myself for Your sake, Because You have shown me love, And Your love must never be in vain. If I did not accept Your love, Welcome as an […]

I am never very far from music. I have been a singer most of my life, more for my sake than anybody else. Here is a poetic meditation, titled “Your Essential Song.” It speaks to me, and I hope it will to you: In every soul lies an essential song, Which may be song only […]