And for this reason, that which is between you and yor God is termed, not a cloud of the air, but a cloud of unknowing. This practice dates back to the third century Desert. When I say a 'darkness,' I mean a privation of knowing, just as whatever you do not know, or have forgotten, is dark to you, because you cannot see it with your mind's eye. The Cloud of Unknowing is the title of a Middle English anonymous manual on contemplative prayer. For such a darkness and such a cloud you can certainly imagine by subtle fancies, as though it were before your eyes, even om the clearest day of summer and likewise, on the darkest night of winter you may imagine a clear shining light. Michael recites The Cloud of Unknowing - put yourself to the test and see if you can memorise this poem too.Īnd think not, because I call it a darkness or a cloud, that it is any cloud condensed out of the vapours that float in the air, or yet any darkness such as in your house at night, when the candle is out. The Cloud of Unknowing (Middle English: The Cloude of Unknowyng) is an anonymous work of Christian mysticism written in Middle English in the latter half of. Today's Lines by Heart reading is brought to us by Bristol Hub Leader at The Reader, Michael Prior.
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