Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Hildegard, Mystic and More . . .

 



The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions.

With interior yearning, grace and blessing are bestowed.

It is a yearning to take on God’s gentle yoke,

It is a yearning to give one’s self to God’s Way.

 The marvels of God are not brought forth from one’s self.

Rather, it is more like a chord, a sound that is played.

The tone does not come out of the chord itself, but rather,

through the touch of the Musician.  I am, of course,

the lyre and harp of God’s kindness!


-Hildegard of Bingen
(Mystic, Doctor of the Church, Abbess, prophet, preacher, musician and composer, poet and artist}

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