II

A wind out of the abyss blows from above
and below so that we who are brothers
are shaken to the depths of our soul,
and reflected in this fragile mirror
the world also trembles. Those who quake
with the fear of death on seeing your distorted
image in the quicksilver, saw in You
the Judge; but this serene man, Don Diego,
the courageous overseer of this region,
who traveled at a leisurely pace through
the ordinary Castilian countryside, saw you
as though he were Apollo, with his mind
fixed on the intention of providing us
an accurate vision, which is that of art,
a school of undying, fervent devotion.
Because his was a faith that was only
satisfied visually, his soul was happy
to be a mirror which reflects the universe.
Blessed are the eyes that see what you see,           Luke 10: 23-24.
what neither prophets nor kings could see,
giving us the courage to tread on scorpions,           Luke 10:19.
and to resist the power of the Tempter.