Bells, bells
—the tolling of the bells

They toll for Leuven,
They toll for you, then
they / toll for me
—Peace.

Peace, peace
—they’re tolling now for Peace.

They’re pace and paix and Frieden,
They toll for beguines as well as with me
and I am / free
—Xristou!

For whom will the bells next toll?
They toll in heartbeats
They toll from Christ’s seat
they toll for the tears in the sea.

By whose hands do the bells toll?

—See/a.

Sea, sea
—see the breathing of the sea.

To touch the truth is nothing at all,
For touching no thing is better
than fall.

In nothing is no-thing
And no-thing says no to nothing

—The Bells!

Bells, bells
—the tolling of the bells

They toll for Nothing
They toll in No-Thing, then
they toll in me.

And thus the Godheart shows her care,
And thus She bleeds and calls us

Everywhere.

—cor ad cor vocat!

Herz, Herzen
—Hearts tolling, calling, always

abiding —

Sarah is a doctoral student in systematic theology.  Sarah’s research has focused on a number of topics at the intersection of philosophy and theology, with a particular emphasis on the ways in which retrieving mystical theology through a phenomenological method might contribute to an Eastern Orthodox discourse on theological anthropology, doctrine of God, prayer, and embodiment in the contemporary context.  She currently lives in Roslindale, MA with her husband, John Thomas, M.T.S, M.S.W., LCSW, and their dog, Mr. Tumnus.

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