Confiding Spirit

Lean, within yourself, on the confiding spirit, a powerful wave, coming from distant horizons to carry you.

I have it, so do you :
The incredible power that ripens in my eyes

Unlimited power. And yet so calm.
Fires pierce through phenomena.
Amid this solid confidence, a source of gratitude.
Given to me.
As it transforms me, as it plans me
Flattens me in a masterful posture,
What inspires me, blows through me in this silent sitting posture,
Is not of this world,

Twisted suffering, as so often, is the result of an absence of confidence, of faith in this infinite possibility.
Today I see myself, so many times shaken at the mere infection in the voice, the gestures of others.
My rock today is so wide that everyone can come and rest on it. This energy is sent from the depth of truth and carries me through the nights.

(I get out of my sitting and open the book of psalms…Psalm 27 where the two movements in question here are articulated precisely.)

©FJ Nov2023
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Psalm 27

1 The Lord is my light and my salvation—
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
    of whom shall I be afraid?

2 When the wicked advance against me
    to devour[a] me,
it is my enemies and my foes
    who will stumble and fall.
3 Though an army besiege me,
    my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me,
    even then I will be confident.

4 One thing I ask from the Lord,
    this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
    all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
    and to seek him in his temple.
5 For in the day of trouble
    he will keep me safe in his dwelling;
he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent
    and set me high upon a rock.

6 Then my head will be exalted
    above the enemies who surround me;
at his sacred tent I will sacrifice with shouts of joy;
    I will sing and make music to the Lord.

7 Hear my voice when I call, Lord;
    be merciful to me and answer me.
8 My heart says of you, “Seek his face!”
    Your face, Lord, I will seek.
9 Do not hide your face from me,
    do not turn your servant away in anger;
    you have been my helper.
Do not reject me or forsake me,
    God my Savior.
10 Though my father and mother forsake me,
    the Lord will receive me.
11 Teach me your way, Lord;
    lead me in a straight path
    because of my oppressors.
12 Do not turn me over to the desire of my foes,
    for false witnesses rise up against me,
    spouting malicious accusations.

13 I remain confident of this:
    I will see the goodness of the Lord
    in the land of the living.
14 Wait for the Lord;
    be strong and take heart
    and wait for the Lord.