February  10,  2022

 

Thought for Today

 

“A fish cannot drown in water.
A bird does not fall in air.
In the fire of creation,
God doesn’t vanish:
The fire brightens.
Each creature God made
must live in its own true nature;
How could I resist my nature,
that lives for oneness with God?”

 

Mechthild of Magdeburg (1210-1297)

Translated by Jane Hirshfield