I would like to rise very high, Lord, above my city, above the world,
above time. I would like to purify my gaze, and borrow your eyes.
I would then see the universe, humanity and history, as the Father sees them . . . .
And I would see that today, like yesterday, the most minute details are part of it,
every person has his place, every group, every object . . . .
Startled, I will begin to understand that the great adventure of Love,
that started at the creation of the world, continues to unfold before
my eyes.
The divine story which, according to your promise, will be completed in glory,
only after the resurrection of the flesh, when you will come before the Father saying:
All is accomplished. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End . . . .
Then, falling on my knees, I would admire, O Lord, the great mystery
of this world, your world, which in spite of the innumerable snags of
sin, remains a long throb of love, leading towards Love and Life eternal.
I would like to rise very high, Lord, above my city, above the world,
above time.
I would like to purify my gaze, and borrow your eyes.