“… praying in this manner … points to the unspeakable majesty of the Real. It’s a form of prayer that endears at the same time that it is in awe …”  ~ Pir Elias Amidon

The Nest of Your Nearness is from Munajata book of forty prayers, by Pir Elias Amidon, originally inspired by the Munajat — whispered prayers, or intimate conversations with God — of the 12th Century Persian Sufi, Abdullah Ansari.

In the introduction notes, Elias says:  “… On the one hand praying in this manner is love-talk evoking the nearness of divine reality, and on the other hand it can’t help but go mute as it points to the unspeakable majesty of the Real. It’s a form of prayer that endears at the same time that it is in awe …”

I fold my wings. The nest is lined
with the soft down of silence,
held in the infinite tree of your presence.
I didn’t know it would be like this.

Where I come from people are lonely.
They hurry past your beauty, fearing death.
used to be like them, afraid of heights,
until you gave my heart these wings.

Now I don’t ask to be comforted.

That would keep me scared and needy.
Now there is no edge to the peace
of my happiness and yours.

~ Pir Elias Amidon

For more information on Pir Elias Amidon’s book Munajat, please visit our post: Pir Elias Amidon: Munajat – Forty Prayers: In The Cathedral. Visit Elias Amidon’s Teacher’s Page for a comprehensive overview of his background, and work.

Images: (all edited and logo added) 1 and Featured) Sunset Tateyama by Kanenori, 2) Hummingbird by IvaCastro, 3) Trees Sunrise by jplenio, 1-3 are CCO Public Domain, 4) Canyon of the Tsitse river in Caucasian Biosphere Reserve, by Synaps-s, [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons, https://goo.gl/2tbRPs

Further Reading...

Munajat: The Quiet by Pir Elias Amidon Munajat: Sama by Pir Elias Amidon Munajat: Pretend That You & I are Two : Elias Amidon Munajat: Your Help, by Pir Elias Amidon Pir Elias Amidon: Munajat – Forty Prayers: In The Cathedral