Sermon of the Minnemystik

Remember that you are love;
Love made the heavens and the earth,
everything in the air and under the sea, and you;
Therefore, nothing is absent of love.

This knowing, so difficult to sustain,
need not be forgotten by ye, Beloved,

If ye know that every fiber of being is love.

Love is the great Creator;
All manifestations are love-made;
as such, there can be no place or being
absent of love.

Therefore,
I invite you to love:
Love self, love family, love neighbors;
love each and love all
—be fully love, for love thou art.

Teach the language of love to your children,
speak in love, of love, from love, all the day long,
walk in love,
    rest wrapped in love,
         rise each day in love,
    carve love into the lintels,
weave love into the blankets.

See through the eyes of love;
weigh the consequences of love
and lift up your hearts as love’s tax, burden, and gift;
become ensnared in the complexities and challenges of love.

Draw from deep wells of love,
Harvest love from the fields,
Serve love from the dining table,
Drink deeply of love,
and share.

Love is the breath of life,
Love is the water of life,
Love is the sacred ground
under every footfall,
Love is the heart-knell
that gives birth to every music,
every prayer, and every gratitude
chanted into the night sky,
and at the break of day.

If all is love,
what is there to fear?
Run to meet your destiny,
Beloved, be love and be loved and loving;
Rush into the arms of Divine Love,
and know that you are always Home.

© 2018 by Elisabeth T. Eliassen