Thursday, December 20, 2012

Shall I Nurse You




She asked him, "What should I call you?
Man? But your conception is divine.
God? But you are clothed with our flesh and blood.
What shall I do for you? Shall I nurse you with my milk or glorify you?
Shall I care for you like a mother or worship you like a maidservant?
Shall I kiss you like my son or pray to you like my God?
Should I give you milk or incense?
What an ineffable mystery!
Heaven uses you as a throne and you lie in my arms!
You give yourself wholly to the inhabitants of the earth,
Yet you do not deprive Heaven of your presence."

by Saint Basil



by Saint Basil

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