{"id":453,"date":"2011-10-06T23:19:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T23:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2011\/10\/a-secret-language\/"},"modified":"2011-10-06T23:19:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-06T23:19:00","slug":"a-secret-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/standingonmyhead\/2011\/10\/a-secret-language.html","title":{"rendered":"A Secret Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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A Secret Language<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
We wrestle with the mystery of words,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
hammering from the vast inchoate<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
universe, the pointed spears and sharp swords<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
with which we marshal the inarticulate<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
chaos of the soul. With precision<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
we discuss, dissect and delineate;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
then define and decide. Each decision<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
is set in stone\u2014not open to debate.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
But beneath the dogma something rebels.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
We sense lost treasure buried in a field,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
or secret meanings glimmering like jewels<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
in the dark caverns of the soul. They yield<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
their bright reward only to those who mine<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
with the pick and spade of symbol and sign.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
In this underground struggle we soon learn:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
only the work and liturgy of art<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
can unlock the secret language of the heart.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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