Psalm 87: The Divine Spark Within

 (This poem was written in 2020)

A song by the musicians of the Spirit.

Within each molecule—

each atom of matter;

down with the electrons

and the quarks

of Creation

is the Spirit of Existence

itself.

The Spirit of Existence

residing in you

and in me—

and in that beetle 

and that tree.

We are the city of God;

the holy mountain of Zion.

But some cry,

that stuff is

inorganic,

inert,

without any consciousness,

or at least no self-awareness!

That stuff is,

I reply,

imbued with the Spirit of Existence

itself.

God resides there.

Nothing can change that.

It is God who decides

where God will reside.

Within each molecule—

each atom of matter;

down with the electrons

and the quarks

of Creation

springs the Spirit of Existence

that draws breath

into human lungs.