Saturday, February 15, 2020

The fisher of men

The fisher of men

My search began as if You were a fish eluding a net!
You evaded my every snare.

All the while, the grit of my discontent
became slowly the pearl of my dependency.

O seekers!  The Avatar is the fisher of men,
not amenable to being caught Himself, 

apparently delighting in the unique challenge
and personal victory of individually  

hooking each lover and hauling them,
exhausted and defeated, aboard His ship.

O child of God, it’s not the triumph of the seeker
that leads to the Beloved – but his or her’s utter defeat.



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