Stephen is a web developer, Bahá'í, and interfaith activist in St. Paul, Minnesota. He likes to write about religion, social justice, sustainability, science, programming, &c.

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poetry, prose, and other strings of words · 1993 - 2003

Most Beautiful

Number 96

December 3, 1995

O God,

O most beautiful God,
Thou hast given to me all that I should need.
Why then do I forsake thee?
To whence do I desire to go
That I willingly separate from thee?

O God,
O most beautiful God,
How wonderful that thou shalt not
Allow me to lose the way back,
I thank thee for it.

O God,
O most beautiful God,
Thou hast created me,
Thou has fed and nourished me,
Wither but to thee should I flee?

O God,
O most beautiful God,
Thy consciousness far transcendeth mine
And to it shall I attempt to rise.
Ever climbing through the valleys
'Till the mountaintop of thine eternal love
     is reached.

O God,
O most beautiful God,
Humbled am I before thy Might,
Strengthened by thy Word,
upholden by thy Will.

O God,
O most beautiful God.