Awaken!

Over the past several years I have felt myself become very restless to the point of resistant to the rather limited words that so often we use to describe the Great Mystery that is God.  While I do believe that The Holy Trinity is a very useful metaphor for that which is beyond our comprehension, I do not believe it is the only true way to refer to the Great I Am.  The feminine aspects of the nature of God, the nurturing creativity giving birth to the world, gives us another glimpse at the wonder of God.  Using feminine language for God is not contrary to what we read in the Bible.  Indeed the Hebrew word Ruah which starts my poem below is the word used to refer to the Spirit of God many times in the Bible.  The name Sophia is also used to refer to the wisdom of God.  Even the use of the word Goddess, then is not a pagan image, but just another image to illustrate another dimension of the unfathomable mystery that is the Creator and Sustainer of All.  I pray that even if the masculine Trinity of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit are the images of God that you are most comfortable with, that you may also be able to appreciate the feminine nature of God and will be blessed by the poem below. 
May the Spirit of God, Ruah, be with you as you walk your journey.

Awaken

Ruah, Spirit, your breath ripples the waters of my soul

Visions of your movement through the Mother Tree

Awaken my eyes to your presence.

The rustle of the Sacred Grove saying

“Awake,  Awake,  Awake!”

“The Spirit of Sophia is stirring the foundation of your life.”

With the cool taste of the breeze upon my lips,

My heart yearns for the closeness of your presence.

Fragrances sweet and earthy from the bowers of Mother Earth, cry out,

“Pluck me from the hidden garden”

“Revel in the aroma of the Goddess alive in the world”

I am awake!  I can see, hear, taste, smell and touch the creation of the Goddess.

Within each flower, each stream, each tree, each creature, each person I encounter,

The Spirit of Sophia is present, alive!

Aaah, even in the inner secret places of my soul

The spark of the Spirit is glowing, alive

Ready to burst forth in song!

Karen Campbell, May 1, 2011