Hues of Silence

Sometimes, in closed-eye silent prayer, colors bloom into view. They might swirl into my field of vision as from a subterranean spring -- or drift in from the edges like a radiant fog, an interstellar cloud gathering form.

This seems to happen after some time, after settling more deeply into the silence. The feeling is of blessing, of spaciousness, of subtle but rich nourishment. A tender gaze from the divine.

The colors are usually lavender-violet-purple tones, and this is why I have chosen these visual themes for Bloggio Divina, although what you see here doesn't really capture the richness of the hues.

In her most famous novel, Alice Walker wrote, "I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back."

I confess I am a fool living in the world, a fool for Love. And it is my intention to notice what I see in these fields.