LENT DAY 40

 

The Church

The church was lit

Against the night.

It shone through dark

With radiant light

And filled me 

With a golden glow

And yet a sadness 

Deep within

For I without,

Could not go in.

For illness keeps me

Far apart

Yet God remains

Within my heart.

I wrote this poem many years ago. It is even more true today, for others too, with the threat of Covid 19, keeping people away from gathering physically together. But truly this does not stop the Spirit of Love shining out and blessing the world. It calls us all to deeper relationship with God; personal, special, fuller still. It is a time of reflection and spiritual growth. Like Jesus in the desert, we too are called to silence and seeming physical aloneness, so that God can truly speak to us, without distraction, in our hearts. Then, like Jesus too, we can find meaning and discern the way forward to even more powerful ministry and truth. Amen