Monday, August 5, 2013

Fulfilled

When our need for specialness
has been met by the reality of grace –
when we begin to comprehend
even a small portion of how much

God loves us, and that the only string
attached to this love is our being created
(over which we have no control and
with which we have nothing to do) –

all other means by which we self-identify
over and above others begin to fade
into insignificance. Competition, conquering,
and correctness, yield to community and creativity.

The universe itself and everything in it
become our web of communion.
Holiness is too pervasive to hoard,
even if we could. Rather than declaring

its bounds and location, we are free
to listen to it, swim in it, taste it,
let its aroma fill our nostrils, marvel
at its beauty, gasp at its expanse.



© 2013 Todd Jenkins

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