| Embrace of God | | | | More. |
| | | | The beyondcalls; mankind discovers something |
| Apr 24, 2006 | | | | uniquelygreater than the mysteries that Intrigue |
| | | | senses and thoughts. |
| Radiant Light, painting by Camaldoli Benedictine monk | | | | Easter reveals to us this greater than,this renewal of |
| Father Arthur | | | | the good, exploding with eternal mightthere is love |
| I cannot say that the inspiration for this poem came | | | | greater everlastinggift unforgettable recognized with |
| from Father Arthur's wonderful contemplative | | | | prayer. |
| painting, "Radiant Light." It does help the poem along, | | | | More. |
| so it is here with this posting. The genesis was a | | | | With a knowledge of expanded eternity beyondthe |
| moving experience of religious examination that has | | | | measure of imagination–the gasp of surrender. |
| led me to believe that the healing quality of a | | | | Promise that tells us God |
| relationship with God is a wonderful, practical thing. I | | | | Embraces the spirit of mankind. |
| do not mean this to be so much a personal | | | | |
| testimony, but an introduction in poetic form to the | | | | Image: Painting by Camaldoli Priest and monk Father |
| relationship of divine love, as an expression of the | | | | Arthur, “Radiant Light:” |
| religious experience and life. I think you as reader will | | | | Camaldolese, Benedictine monk Father Arthur Poulin |
| find a resonance, that is my hope. | | | | paints contemplative works, as he describes them. |
| I have tried to add a substatement of theological | | | | These shown here are selected from his many |
| reflection, and as an aspiring poet who does not | | | | paintings. |
| want to be too self-absorbed, for contemplation is | | | | Father Arthur lives and works at Incarnation |
| neither self-absorption nor navel gazing, I add that | | | | Monastery, Berkeley, |
| human love of God in Christ is also an experience | | | | CA USA–study house of Camaldolese monks |
| that many Church goers share. | | | | located near the Graduate Theological Union, and |
| | | | | University of California’s North Gate. |
| The heart yearns,wishes for warmth, finds openingto | | | | This description of his paintings, from I. wolk Gallery |
| the Lord. A deeper thinglike the blood that courses | | | | in St. Helena, California USA: |
| through the bodythis divine love sustains life. | | | | Father Poulin’s paintings have been acquired |
| More. | | | | extensively by people here inthe US and abroad. |
| In the secret of the self, within the psyche,we yearn | | | | Many of his commissioned works hang in churches |
| for knowledge with self recognitionof existence, | | | | here in California. |
| Christ does feed us. | | | | |