The darkness is the distance
that lies between the stars,
the eons or the instant
before we see the spark,
the womb of all existence:
and like the sea it parts
and catches, as in crystal,
the light that pierces hearts.
As deep as every ocean
and fathoms past our ken,
the source of all has spoken,
has sounded its Amen.
What set the stars in motion
and made the planets spin
now breaks the night sky open
and softly enters in.
And lo! The night is glowing;
the darkness is as day,
a stream of radiance flowing
where God has made a way.
These depths of beauty showing,
surrounding every ray:
the night its love bestowing
on Christ upon the hay.
Kate Bluett 