Praise the Lord from heavens,
Praise him in the heights;
Praise him, all you his angels,
Praise him, all you his hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
Praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens,
And you waters above the heavens.
Praise him in the heights;
Praise him, all you his angels,
Praise him, all you his hosts.
Praise him, sun and moon;
Praise him, all you shining stars.
Praise him, you highest heavens,
And you waters above the heavens.
Psalm 148:1-4
Traveling home late evening with my
children as the glinting cloak of cosmos was draping our drive in the
blue-black, our headlights going out into the darkness a weak and small
carving, a temporary refuge; an opening out into a vast unknown; the
immensity of God scattered over us just for our looking up.
Arriving back at our small farm steeping
in indigo shadows, locking the chickens in their coop, gathering
in the moment with our arms full while gazing up through all the mythology
at the inexplicable mysteries we are pitched and must grow comfortable.
How we are standing here in the midst of so much beauty and old
starlight catches my heart and breathing. Just being in Christ is
enough, is everything, is the calling out in the moment like a solitary
night bird.
Pointing out the Dippers, Scorpio’s tail, the Winter Triangle, a Swan, a Queen, as my arms empty and hold the greater mystery-- a child and love.
Letting Go As The Sky
Taking my girls to school
after the hurrying and gathering
what was forgotten and needed.
Questions asked in half light
and coming awareness
cloisters in our solitude and silences,
that is the speech of God
speaking between us in the dawn,
in the narrow gates of light.
The snow is thickly veiling the world,
our passing and significance,
the time at hand and the time of our parting;
my heart gathering them like lilies in the field
of a necessary heaven,
holding them closer still.
Letting go they disappear
into the curtains of
Taking my girls to school
after the hurrying and gathering
what was forgotten and needed.
Questions asked in half light
and coming awareness
cloisters in our solitude and silences,
that is the speech of God
speaking between us in the dawn,
in the narrow gates of light.
The snow is thickly veiling the world,
our passing and significance,
the time at hand and the time of our parting;
my heart gathering them like lilies in the field
of a necessary heaven,
holding them closer still.
Letting go they disappear
into the curtains of
the world,
parting crystal whorls of the pearling air,
falling over us like grace
letting go as the sky.
parting crystal whorls of the pearling air,
falling over us like grace
letting go as the sky.
Cynthia, this is so beautiful. I can feel your peace and your gratitude to God for all of His goodness. Thank you for your words.
ReplyDeleteThank you Anne, our God is Love and goodness indeed! God Bless you and your family...
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