Wednesday, July 29, 2009

From Wounds to Jewels

In her Hymn to the Holy Spirit Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) writes:
"...all creatures which have their life from you praise you,
for you are the most precious ointment
for broken and stinking wounds
when you convert them into most precious jewels."

...a moving reminder that God is in the transformation business and who and what we shall be has not yet been revealed.