The Place Of No Words

The place of no words

God dwells here

God dwells in the place of no words

Because He is more than anything words can express

Because words cannot contain Him

He is the Word

You leave behind your words when you come here

And you take no words with you when you leave

You bring your heart and all that is in it

You lay it down before Him

As you bow down at His feet

Back away and surrender to examination

Drop your arms to your sides

Close your eyes and lay your head back

Let His gaze wash you clean

Let Him sort through the chambers of your heart

Do not try to grasp it from Him

As He turns it over and over in His hands

Let Him do His holy work

Oh Lord, I want to capture You in my words

So that I can shape you into something I can comprehend

I want to reel You in

And encircle You in a net of understanding

But You are words

You are understanding

And You cannot be possessed

Only experienced

Share Yourself with me

In this place of no words

Bring me to the place that is beyond words

To the place of knowing

To the place where wisdom dwells

And understanding reigns

How many have You brought to this threshold

Who turned and walked away

Because to walk through this door

Everything else must be left behind?

Take my hand and lead me through

Into the furnace blast of Your consuming fire

Burn away all that I am

So that only Your reflection remains

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. (John 1:1,2)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. (Prov 9:10)

Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. For our God is a consuming fire. (Heb 12:28,29)

And we, who with unveiled faces, all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, Who is the Spirit. (2 Cor 3:18)

"Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?" declares the Lord. "Do I not fill the heavens and earth?" declares the Lord. (Jer 23:24)

You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O Lord. You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me. (Psalm 139:1-5)