"the depth of Deity..."

how close is
God

what defines the
"nearness of Deity," and
how deeply
does Love
penetrate indifference to
reach the fathomless
core of the
human
spirit?

is it measureable?

can it be reached,
arrived at,
found
by counting off inches
meters,
feet,
...yards?

plunge yourself
into the
most holy places of
the heart
and can you
find its bottom?

ask a mother how
far will she
go to hold her child
in a dark hour, and she will
tell you
of a love so deep eternity
is not long enough
to travel to its core...

ask a man how much pain he
will endure to see his
brother, one last time,
and he will show
you a
love that neither
height, nor depth,
nor angels, principalities or
powers can
forestall...

the nearness of Deity is as
present as the unbidden pulsing of
your heart, the
sonorous rhythm of an
infant's breath,
the constant, silent
song of
gravity, and
inertia...

Diety is so near,
so far below the surface of
our noticing, that
we search for it as a babe might
search for innocence,
a dove might seek peace,
an angel might
look for purity...

how deep,
how infinitely near...
is
Love?