Sunday, October 4, 2015

The Love of God...

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THE GOSPEL, BEFORE MY EYES

Israel Pilgrimage—1986


It happened so fast
so naturally
in Jerusalem's Cardo
while I was
in Israel
on pilgrimage
that I didn’t grasp
the profound significance
until afterward—

Double doors opened
A tall bearded man
wearing a yarmulke
entered at a leisurely pace

Moments later
the doors were pushed again
by a sobbing boy
no more than five or six
He ran in, wailing:

Abba…Abba!
Abba… Abba!

The father turned around
and swooped his child
into his arms

In an instant
the boy's tears
turned
to laughter

Maude Carolan

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