La pri\u00e8re contemple et la science observe.
\nQuand, dans le clo\u00eetre noir de la sainte Minerve,
\nGalil\u00e9e abjurait, vaincu, qu\u2019abjurait-il ?
\nDieu. C\u2019est Dieu qu\u2019entrevoit de loin l\u2019homme en exil.
\nDes \u00e9paisseurs de nuit profonde nous entourent.
\nLes mondes par des feux \u00e9chang\u00e9s se secourent ;
\nCar, ciel sombre, on ne sait quels gouffres sont ouverts.
\nL\u2019astre fait des envois de rayons, \u00e0 travers
\nL\u2019espace et l\u2019\u00e9tendue immense, \u00e0 d\u2019autres astres.
\nL\u2019azur a ses combats ; le ciel a ses d\u00e9sastres ;
\nParfois le mage, au fond des firmaments vermeils,
\nDistingue d\u2019effrayants naufrages de soleils ;
\n\u00c0 voir l\u2019effarement des p\u00e2les m\u00e9t\u00e9ores
\nOn devine une \u00e9trange extinction d\u2019aurores,
\nQuelque part, dans l\u2019horreur du z\u00e9nith ignor\u00e9.
\nDieu seul sait l\u2019\u00e9tiage et conna\u00eet le degr\u00e9
\nJusqu\u2019o\u00f9 doit cro\u00eetre ou fuir la mar\u00e9e inconnue.
\nL\u2019univers n\u2019est pas moins remu\u00e9 que la nue
\nPar un souffle ; et ce souffle a lui-m\u00eame sa loi.
\nLe savant dit : Comment ? le penseur dit : Pourquoi ?
\nLa r\u00e9ponse d\u2019en haut se perd dans les vertiges.
\nL\u2019ombre est une descente obscure de prodiges.
\nSans cesse l\u2019inconnu passe devant nos yeux.<\/p>\n
Mais, ombre, qu\u2019est-il donc de stable sous les cieux ?
\nLa justice, dit l\u2019ombre. Aucun vent ne l\u2019emporte.
\nC\u2019est pourquoi, nous pasteurs, nous devons faire en sorte
\nQue l\u2019homme reste bon et sinc\u00e8re au milieu
\nDe tous les changements d\u2019\u00e9quilibre de Dieu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"annee":[461],"poems-book":[448],"poemes-theme":[],"poete":[206],"class_list":["post-9763","poemes","type-poemes","status-publish","hentry","annee-461","poems-book-le-pape","poete-victor-hugo"],"yoast_head":"\n