Rilke on God
June 9, 2008
“When I saw others straining toward God, I did not understand it, for though I may have had him less than they did, there was no one blocking the way between him and me, and I could reach his heart easily. It is up to him, after all, to have us, our part consists of almost solely in letting him grasp us.”
-Rilke and Benvenuta: an Intimate Correspondence
Wow. . . I love that quote.
Nice name too, by the way.
I don’t know too much about Rilke’s faith, but he’s a great poet, and he’s got a great perception of things.