Poetry: Writing for Bible Study
Mmmm
How curious
the last day of November, I think it was the last day of August, the call to write, to answer every single time my name was called putting pen to paper
Finger to keyboard
Are you my editor of record
I have been fervently studying the women
Old school first testament bible verses ripe with the lady elders
I completely turned my hearing aid off
No chance I would hear my name
Hannah
No
Esther
No
Must be Sarah or Mary
since it was about the magical birth
Unwed homeless teens
Fourth quarter seniors
Shepherds farm animals and healers all accounted for and present
No
You mean me
Yes
And so the Advent Devotion series begins…
Freshly Renewed no need for revival
perfectly prepared in my beloved community
Nestled inspired
Spiritual force in the world
Cape ready
Curriculum completed way back in September
Before the start of the school year
No further training necessary
Perfect love casts out all fear
The main one I had about how to be a Witness for the divine
How do we exactly prepare for Christmas
I could take and consult a Harris poll
The birth of the Christ.
The set time, the 25th day already on the Calendar
The new beginning
But ahh ahh yes when does the official season begin for you
I love to ruminate over the potential signs and wonders
They often are my favorite bible stories
Well you see
It was like this..
A flock of Blue Jays appeared this morning outside my kitchen window
Replacing my solitary red bird near the red burning bush
no sightings today of the familiar robin or cardinal
My own customary geese and hawks I associate with the bird branch of the burning bush legend generally invisible to me
The orchid arrived with the UPS guy from baby bro who believes not in giving or too many words of comfort
The same UPS guy dropped on the tablet with the perfect Mobile HOT SPOT for random connections
Shot glass taped to the orchid with the label read to me by my daughter to water responsibly clearly a sign the present was for her from her
Cackling red rooster alerting me to the red fox no lives sacrificed today just everyone accounted for as we made our rounds…really God all in one day
TOLD you
By faith not by sight
If you were listening
Some mumbling about hearing the word
No phone
No money
No car
No job
No stomach
No pain
No distractions
Case dismissed
The Lord is my shepherd
I have all I need
She made me lie down in green pastures
Spirit restored
OH my
but we do cycle back….
In a big way
red bird sighted today in the burning bush
whispering and warning there would be snow
