Poem December 2, 1991 Issue

Completeness

Doris Kerns Quinn

In God you are complete; you need none else.
That "void" you talk about is nothing more
Than a belief that there could be a place
Where God is not—the infinite not there!
If you agree that God is truly All—
Then He is never absent from your side.
There is no incompleteness—just the full
Expression of God's being, deep and wide.
Don't let yourself be fooled. You do not need
A human presence to complete your love.
The love you're longing for is not withheld.
It's in your heart, for you to daily live.
The love you're longing for and think you lack
Is yours to give—and be reflected back.