Lean your ear

A poem by Malcom Guite: The Triune Poet

In the Beginning, not in time or space,

But in the quick before both space and time,

In Life, in Love, in co-inherent Grace,

In three in one and one in three, in rhyme,

In music, in the whole creation story,

In His own image, His imagination,

The Triune Poet makes us for His glory,

And makes us each the other’s inspiration.

He calls us out of darkness, chaos, chance,

To improvise a music of our own,

To sing the chord that calls us to the dance,

Three notes resounding from a single tone,

To sing the End in whom we all begin;

Our God beyond, beside us and within.

I really like the poetry of Malcom Guite and I probably enjoy this one in particular because it helps me understand the relational value of the Trinity and our relationship within it: Three notes resounding from a single tone. It reminds me of the vibrations of my voice when I hum, sing or chant.

As I thought and meditated today it reminded me of the vibrations of life. When we really think about it. even the slightest sound is a vibration that disturbs the air as it resonates in our ear drum to become a sound.

I wonder if that it how it is sometimes with God. If we lean our ear towards the vibrating presence of God within all of creation we may feel the closeness of God all around. Instead of something that is far off in the distance that we cannot feel, experience or hear, we can instead feel the vibrations of creation and draw closer to the Divine.

Calling us to lean our ear

Beckoning us to hear

Asking us to feel

Vibrations of creation

Symphony of the sunrise

Crashing waves

Crescendo of the rising moon

Humming of Spring time

Fluttering of the heart of God

As the wind moves across the earth

Breathing and exhaling

Vibrating with the sound of the Eternal Spirit

Listen

Lean your ear towards the vibrations

Hum with the music of life