… Or as puppet, by proxy, you seek all to fool Nor as King, nor as Queen, nor as Lord, nor as Duke, not even as Emperor, nor the Czar that hides thine own crook E’en worn of a crown that sum won by gain, or when born to the throne, to so lay the…
… A King of castles? A King of armies? A King of riches? A King of possessions? Is that being a King to you? Is that being Kingly? Is that being Mighty? For many Kings there have been, and many Kings there are, and many Kings there will yet be. And they too will wear…
… When the Devil in acts seems as your friend, be more than wary. For by every act, by every falsehood, he seeks to deceive and deceive, and further and further, his own evil. For in outcome he only seeks to taketh, and taketh, and taketh again, and all for himself. And in no part…
… With what yoke, with what chains, with what servitude, is it that God commands upon you? If you would but look closely, then closer still, and closer again, you will find that in answer, in truth, there will be as none. For the only binds that you bear, that you carry, that you convey,…
… That you own her? That God belongs to you, and to you alone? … That would be as like laying claim to the very clouds in the sky, Indeed, that would be as to preen above all and proclaim that you command the breeze itself, Verily, and further then boast that you are also…
… Go with grace, on all roads, on all paths ; straight, true, diverse, or arduous. Go with grace, and you may know her still. • *Oculi omnium in te aspiciunt et in te sperant, Deus. Tu das illis escam tempore opportuno. Aperis tu manus, et imples omne animal benedictione tua. Benedic nobis, Domine, et…
… For lest you know it not, and one day you should awake from out of that darkest of slumbers, and be astonished, and be warmed by the light of her love, as you hear her say unto you: But did you not know of it? Did you not know of it already? That I…
… If that be what you seek, what you hold in value, what you hold most precious. If that be your currency, your coin, your bargain. Tell me, what power, what glory, what might, what strength, what wonder, is like unto hers? Unto God? Think on that. Think on that, and you may yet come…
…. Lest this as warning you mock and not heed, A reckoning to come, your downfall, as sure as God’s speed, For even in evil you seek, and plot, and scheme, my body to break, As tip of her spear, Godly and tempered, never, never, never, shall you my spirit take. • The Cathedral Church…
…. All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless…