In thy dear image and thy likeness, Lord, <br />are we as human made, your servant tells; <br />how then to know ourselves, in this new sight, <br />and where to look, to see our godly selves? <br /> <br />For I believe all nature is thy face - <br />thy natural, thy Absolute, true light; <br />and art, too, is thy face - by thy art seen; <br />and knowing - of all that which may be known; <br /> <br />and thus the man who sees thee face to face <br />may see all things, and know all things; have - All: <br />but - how to see thee? How to pray, to ask? <br />And ask for what, since thou art All in All? <br /> <br />How to pray thou giv'st thyself to me? <br />'Be thine own self, and I will be in thee...'<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/saint-nicholas-of-cusa-on-the-face-of-god/
