The Collected Writings of Brian J. Mueller
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Truth and the Soul
...are everywhere you look.
Truth is unmistakable.
You will know it,
by the weight
it places upon your chest,
intensifying each breath,
or by the way it strips you
naked of your defenses
with nowhere left to hide.
Truth may be offered
by a friend or foe,
yet always carries
a burdensome load.
You may live in a house
but you must tear it down
to see the sun and the moon,
to feel the wind and the rain,
to understand the truth
of who you really are,
and, by the grace of knowing,
become who you are meant to be.