BOOKSTORE MEDITATION

In the calm of the monastery bookstore
with only the recorded sound of ancient songs
sung to a mysterious but familiar God,
we slip into a gentle meditation.

Present to this world but connected to another
we revel in the delight of luxurious love,
comforted by the wide open welcoming arms
of a God always present to share our joy.

To know that I can let this world go
and enter into a place God has made for me
brings a gentle smile to my lips
and an ageless song to my heart.

Amen.