At Storm's End
No ego stands before God
There is no lust in the new heaven and earth
The ego imagines it owns the soul
It’s imagination is empty and longing
and fills itself with lust
The world turns from lust to lust
From fire lust to water lust
From water lust to fire
The world’s hammer is imagination
It’s sword is ego
The soul will be saved from ego
All Israel will be saved
The soul will be delivered from the pain of lust
No ego stands before God
There is no lust in the new heaven and earth
The soul is a dove caught in a storm
The King and Queen of the soul
who gave it birth
are also torn and tossed by the stormwind
When they sit again on their thrones
the dove will rest on their arms between them
They cried out to God in their distress
and He brought them out of their calamity
He poured contempt on the flying ego
and raised the needy soul from the ground
Elijah opened up and said
Teacher of all teachers
Giver of all givers
You are One
The One acknowledged
above all who are acknowledged
The One beyond all who are beyond
No thought can grasp You
The King and Queen of the soul
are Your garments
in which You make yourself known
and in which you conceal Yourself
They were not fashioned
And You Yourself fashioned them
You weave worlds together
And no one can tear them
If a soul is born
it was woven from Your garments
If a soul dies
it falls into Your hand
If a soul lives
it is a thread in the hand
of the Weaver of worlds
There is a city where life dwells
where kindness and strength
beauty and success
glorious radiance and secure foundation
are the living streets
and their rule
is wisdom and understanding
The sound of the shofar
calls the soul to go there
to be clothed there
You will walk all Israel there
concealed under Your wing
along the banks of the river of life
which flows out
from the garden heart of that city
For Your love and Your word
are the waters of that river
Only in that water may You be known
Only in knowing You may we be known
Reveal Yourself
Our Beloved
And spread over us
the sheltering wing of Your peace
Hurry to us!
For the time is come
Let the earth be illuminated by Your glory