every cell

.Every creature has a religion. Every

foot is a shrine where

a secret candle

burns.

.

Every cell in us worships

God.

.

Every arrow in the bow of desire

has rushed out in hope

of nearing

Him.

.

~ St. Thomas Aquinas

.

Our hearts irrigate this earth

.

How is it they live for eons in such harmony -

the billions of stars -

when most men can barely go a minute

without declaring war in their mind against someone they know.

There are wars where no one marches with a flag,

though that does not keep casualties

from mounting.

Our hearts irrigate this earth.

We are fields before

each other.

How can we live in harmony?

First we need to

know

we are all madly in love

with the same

God.

~ St. Thomas Aquinas

(Love Poems From God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West 

by Daniel Ladinsky)