Tabernacle

Revelation 21:3 uses  σκηνή,

or "tabernacle" two times,

describing God's abode (noun) 

and abiding (verb) in our midst.

God is completely mobile and holy;

two essential characteristics

of  amazing grace and love.

Mobility transcends the single location

of our worship sanctuaries.

Holy is the divine spice that infuses

every element of the universe.

Together, these two inseparable qualities

assure God's abiding in every time,

place, and circumstance of human existence.

Profane, then, becomes nothing more

than our refusal to recognize

the presence of the holy tabernacler.

© 2013 Todd Jenkins