Off in the nether lands, I heard a sound

Like the beating of heavenly wings

And deep in my brain, I can hear a refrain

Of my soul as she rises and sings

Anthems to glory and anthems to love

And hymns filled with earthly delight

Like the songs that the darkness composes to worship the light

Dan Fogelberg, from Nether Lands

“With all humility I say, it is God who should ask for forgiveness, not we, Him. Someday you will know this. A saint could explain.”

St. John of the Cross, a 16th century Christian mystic

“Tenderly, I now touch all things, knowing one day we will part.”

St. John of the Cross, a 16th century mystical poet

“You might quiet the whole world for a second if you pray.

And if you love, if you really love, our guns will wilt.”