II Revelation Day 7

Prayer

Lord God, I find prayer hard and constraining.
I have little devotion,
But afterwards, with your help,
I will have devotion,
And it will become restful and easy for me,
Though it was hard before.
Then I shall have very little labour,
Or none at all.
For then, Lord God,
You will work as you please;
Not always,
Not even for a long time together,
But as you please.
And it will seem a joyful thing for me
To leave you to do it.
Perhaps it will be your will
To send out a ray of spiritual light,
Piercing this cloud of unknowing
Between you and me;
And you will show me some of your secrets
Of which a person may not, or cannot, speak.
Then I shall feel my affection all aflame
With the fire of your love,
Far more than I know how to tell.
--The Cloud of Unknowing, 14th century

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise