Dreaming of Silver Roses

Oh, Great! Expectations…
Current mood: curious
Category: Life

Because you’re not what I would have you be

I blind myself to who, in truth, you are.

Seeking mirage where desert blooms, I mar

Your you. Love, I would like to see

Past all delusion to reality.

Then would I see God’s image in your face

His hand in yours, and in your eyes his grace.

Because I’m not what I would have me to be

I idolize two Ones who are not any place,

Not you, not me, and so they never touch.

Reality would burn. I do not like it much.

And yet in you, in me, I find a trace

Of love which struggles to break through

The hidden lovely truth of me, of you. (L’Engle’s The Irrational Season, pg. 54)

            “We have false expectations of our holy days, of our churches, of each other. We have false expectations of our friends. Jesus did not. He had expectations, but they were not false, and when they were not met, he did not fall apart. He was never taken in by golden calves! Friendship not only takes time, it takes a willingness to drop false expectations, of ourselves, of each other. Friends–or lovers–are not always available to each other. Inner turmoils can cause us to be unhearing when someone needs us, to need to receive understanding when we should be giving understanding.”
(Madeleine L’Engle , Penguins and Golden Calves)

It’s a good thing to have all the props pulled out from under us occasionally. It gives us some sense of what is rock under our feet, and what is sand. (Madeleine L’Engle, Penguins and Golden Calves)

Currently reading : Glimpses of Grace: Daily Thoughts and Reflections By Madeleine L’engle Release date: 1997-12-29