tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12793283.post-1164049594309035402006-11-20T12:58:00.000-06:002006-12-07T16:44:05.785-06:00When first I looked,<br />I saw the Temple.<br />But I did not see the God<br />of the Temple anywhere.<br /><br />The second time I looked,<br />I saw both the perfumed Temple<br />and the Godhead enthroned<br />and enshrined within.<br /><br />The third time I looked,<br />I saw God--<br />but the Temple itself<br />was nowhere to be found!<br /><br /><br />(--inspired by <a href="http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050103/irwin/2">al-Niffari</a>, 10th century Iraqi mystic)upwingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16719775966108830463noreply@blogger.com