What I do not see I do not know. I see, hear and know simultaneously and learn what I know as if in a moment.
HILDEGARD OF BINGENHumanity finds itself in the midst of the world. In the midst of all other creatures humanity is the most significant and yet the most dependent upon the others.
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The Word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This Word manifests itself in every creature.
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With nature’s help, humankind can set into creation all that is necessary and life sustaining.
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I, the fiery life of divine wisdom, I ignite the beauty of the plains, I sparkle the water, I burn in the sun, and the moon, and the stars.
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Even in a world that’s being shipwrecked, remain brave and strong.
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Because a woman brought death a bright Maiden overcame it, and so the highest blessing in all of creation lies in the form of a woman, since God has become man in a sweet and blessed Virgin.
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The soul is a breath of living spirit, that with excellent sensitivity, permeates the entire body to give it life. Just so, the breath of the air makes the earth fruitful. Thus the air is the soul of the earth, moistening it, greening it.
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You are encircled by the arms of the mystery of God.
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The soul is kissed by God in its innermost regions. With interior yearning, grace and blessing are bestowed. It is a yearning to take on God’s gentle yoke, It is a yearning to give one’s self to God’s Way.
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The word stands for the body, but the symphony stands for the spirit.
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I, God, am in your midst. Whoever knows me can never fall. Not in the heights, nor in the depths, nor in the breadths. For I am love, which the vast expanses of evil can never still.
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There is the music of Heaven in all things.
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A human being is a vessel that God has built for himself and filled with his inspiration so that his works are perfected in it.
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All of creation is a song of praise to God.
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The fire has its flame and praises God. The wind blows the flame and praises God. In the voice we hear the word which praises God. And the word, when heard, praises God. So all of creation is a song of praise to God.
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All living creatures are sparks from the radiation of God’s brilliance, emerging from God like the rays of the sun.
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