along those few uphill miles between
the House of Bread and the City ofPeace .
Cautiously the Virgin mother and the Silent father
carried their boy to his presentation
to the Lord at theTemple
of his presence.
Did they know they carried in their arms
the rising sun; a light of revelation and of glory?
the House of Bread and the City of
Cautiously the Virgin mother and the Silent father
carried their boy to his presentation
to the Lord at the
Did they know they carried in their arms
the rising sun; a light of revelation and of glory?
There in the Temple old Simeon, the God-Receiver,
waited for his release on the steps of
the outer courts; watching, he scanned the vacant
faces of the crowd for the One who would bring consolation,
and comfort, comfort for a people who had lived
in darkness, and the shadow as dark as death.
waited for his release on the steps of
the outer courts; watching, he scanned the vacant
faces of the crowd for the One who would bring consolation,
and comfort, comfort for a people who had lived
in darkness, and the shadow as dark as death.
He
recognized the bundle in his arms as
the divisive destiny maker, the stumbling stone for many.
the divisive destiny maker, the stumbling stone for many.
Anna, too, the withering widow in the Court of Women,
a prophetess from the tribe of Asher,
praying and fasting for these many years
arriving just at that moment for her daily service
saw the child and heard the old man’s song;
she realized that her deliverance had come.
a prophetess from the tribe of Asher,
praying and fasting for these many years
arriving just at that moment for her daily service
saw the child and heard the old man’s song;
she realized that her deliverance had come.
Unrestrained
she dashed through the Temple
courts
shouting fearlessly to all who would hear, “Here is your God.”
shouting fearlessly to all who would hear, “Here is your God.”
(2007)
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