The Smile of God

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, March 29, 2009

The simplest smile upon a human face
is intimation enough of God;
all holiness radiates from there;

it is the holy foundation of our joy.

There would be no smile
were it not for the spirit that lay behind it;
no reason for the joy that bursts forth
from the very heart of life.

Were it not really something deeper there
that smile would not draw us close,
and set these wellsprings of love

flowing once again.

This is our purpose here:
to find the worth and goodness
of everything that dwells here with us:
to liberate all to the service of God.

This is our choice:
to dance, in joy, as part of all eternity,

or to cling to control the moment
that is already dead and gone;
to dwell in the presence of the Divine,
or spend our lives moving closer to death
just a little bit each day.

jbs
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