There was a line in a book about Sufism that has always struck so very deep and so very clear within me. Its words chime and
resonate so strongly that from the moment I first set them into my being by way of my eyes, they traveled straight to my core,
and they have never let go of me.

“A Lover is One who makes everything come Alive.”

It was a longing that I had, to find this earthly person who would help me to see the UnEarthly, The Divine, more clearly. In other
words, to hold a mirror, so that I could finally see my True Self.

This painting comes from that space. It comes from a single moment in time that will forever stay with me. It comes from a
space of absolute trust and surrender. It comes from the space of an open heart.

Many months back, I met someone. At that moment something shifted within me. At that moment it felt like my whole being
clicked into its proper place, and the gears of the Universe finally started to turn smoothly. In that moment I was handed the
missing puzzle piece, the Great Key, that would unlock all the Great Mysteries.

Regardless of whom this person is or what role they play in my life today, tomorrow, or a year from now, it does not change that
moment. It does not change the fact that by a mere glance from this person, everything did indeed begin to come alive.

“Surrendering Hastily
I ran to the Winemaker
Naked and Ripe like a berry
Bearing the Seed of Growth
Within bitter skin
Plucked from an earthly vine
Crushed and Distilled
Until the Vapors of ego were released
Casked and Cellared until i was dead and
The Fruits of desire Flowered and Ripened
Into the fullness of this Wine of Longing
Now an Open and Empty Vessel
You fill me until I overflow
With the Light of You
Beyond Drunkeness
I have become One with The Winemaker.” - eweber

They are my friend and my companion. They are a patient teacher, and a gentle protector. They are my Muse. But more
importantly, they are my Mirror. And I am grateful.
A Lover's Glance, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40