Poetry in Lent

These are not my words, but I want to share them because she says it so well. Enjoy. 

As we continue walking the Lenten path together, I'm continuing to keep company with poets. Poetry is all about spaciousness, saying just enough and letting the rest be. What better Lenten discipline could there be? 

- Rev. Steph

Psalm 84, adapted by Stephen Mitchell, from A Book of Psalms:

Lord, how beautiful you are;

how radiant the places

you dwell in.

My soul yearns for your presence;

my whole body longs

for your light.

Even the wren finds a house

and the sparrow a nest for herself.

Take me home, my God;

guide me to the place

of perfect repose.

Let me feel you always within me;

open my eyes to your love.

Happy are those who trust you

and merge their will in your will.

They let go of all desires

and give up everything they know,

Until they finally enter

the inmost temple of the heart,

where there is no self, no other,

nothing,

but only you.