Poem: John of the Cross, "If you want..."

 If you want, 

the Virgin will come walking down the road 

pregnant with the holy, 

and say, 

“I need shelter for the night. Please take me inside your heart; 

my time is so close.”

 

Then, under the roof of your soul, you will witness the sublime 

intimacy, the divine, the Christ, 

taking birth forever, 

 

as she grasps your hand for help; for each of us 

is the midwife of God, each of us.

 

Yet there, under the dome of your being, does creation 

come into existence eternally, through your womb, dear pilgrim – 

the second womb of your soul, 

 

as God grasps our arms for help; for each of us is 

His beloved servant 

never far.

If you want, the Virgin will come walking 

the down street pregnant 

with Light and sing …