Tension

Between giving up food and giving up my life
Between outward appearances and interior groaning
Between limited philosophies and Beauty ever ancient, ever new
Between superficiality and genuine concern
Between being dismissive and truly caring
Between grasping and receiving
Between false humility and true sorrow for my sins
Between pride and Love
Between self will and Divine Will
Between desperation and confidence
Between despair and hope
Between doubt and faith

Between false and real
Between lies and Truth
Between avoidance and redemption
Between fear and trust
Between oblivion and suffering with Christ

Between anger and forgiveness
Between succumbing and submission
Between anxiety and peace
Between hell and heaven
Between dark and light
Between finite and infinite
Between death and life