Neither Use Nor Ornament"Wading neck deep in a swamp, your revolver is neither use nor ornament until you have had time to clean it" Mary H. Kingsley (1897)
“We entrust ourselves to the night as if it were a great ocean from which we can fish up all sorts of wonderful things..” From The Music of Silence byDavid Steindl-Rast
Compline completes the Liturgy of the Hours.
Its end marks the beginning of the Great Silence
Grant them eternal rest, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. A hymn becomes you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall a vow be repaid in Jerusalem. Hear my prayer; to you shall all flesh come. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. ________________________
Picture taken on the way to 4:00am Vigils, at Southern Star Abbey, Kopua Monastery. New Zealand
We had experienced the magic of its palace and the piety of its temples. Our time in Mysore was almost over.
After taking our last evening meal in one of the city’s many restaurants, we walked back to the hotel through the city’s dark but still crowded streets.