When the Great Holiness
Divided its being
From one powerful greatness into two,
And then, in their lovemaking
Became one again,
Their passion rang out,
Over and under and through
All that was,
Proclaiming wordlessly,
Unendingly,
Through all the fathomless ethers,
“Let there be light and let there be darkness;
Let there be seemingly solid form
And formlessness;
Let there be soaring heights and places
Lower than low.
“Let there be bitterness and sweetness,
Weakness and strength,
Joy and sorrow,
And let there be all manner
Of essences
And differences.
“And then let all of these,
Our dearly beloved children,
Each of whom we have made
In our own separate yet united image,
Love one another
As we love,
Creating new life,
New pairings,
New wonders,
Entirely out of unity and oneness,
For the sake of all,
Forever,
And forever,
And for ever
In constantly expanding joy!”
Why then, you ask,
Has darkness lost favor with humankind,
Left out in the cold,
Unloved and misunderstood,
Distorted through condemnation
And neglect?
Why is the only
Accurately remembered portion
Of Divine Mother and Father’s
Impassioned proclamation
So often only the one tiny,
Out-of-context fragment,
“Let there be light?”
Where have the ancient scrolls
That reveal the sum total
Of those unspoken words
Been hidden?
And when will they be found?
Could it be that they await discovery
Within us?
Could it be
That we are in the process
Of finding them again,
In all their radiant wholeness,
Even now?
Laurie Hoff Schaad 8-19-21