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Lullaby for the World

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 5, 2024| 7 Comments »


 
All the world is a manger.
The snow-bright field and the parking lot,
the quiet woods, the city smog,
the cold alley and the garden bed,
the streets of war, the river bend.
Everywhere, a chance for what is holy
to be born. And how do we treat
this manger? And if a holy child
were born here now, would we know?
Would we see the signs of blessedness
past the neon, through the smoke?
How would we greet this holy child?
All the world is manger.
And when will we remember
every child born is holy?

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In the manger of my heart

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on December 21, 2015| 2 Comments »

 

 

 

there in the muddle

where I do my best

to keep it swept

but it gets messed up

every day anyway,

there amidst

the drafts

and the animal chorus

something new

and beautiful

is being born—

not because

I prayed for it,

not because

I am worthy,

only because

that is how

miracles work—

sometimes

by grace

we peek through

the cracks in the walls

and see just

how light

even the messiest

places

can be.

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