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Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Sitting Next to a Nun Waiting for Sext (i.e. The Sixth Hour) She entered the building differently than I reverent bowing quiet sitting clasping prayer with hands living water dripping down her furrowed brow actively watching awaiting the Hour her habit. . . . . while I passed the time looking for something to do For me the room was empty For her, Full. To prepare the way of the Lord is to welcome Him always in new ways anticipatorily Here dwells the meaning of Advent All else is distraction. Photo: David in his first Kindergarten school play--releasing his robust line "Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! That's his teacher Ms. Adams alongside him. Been a good first semester. Poem Comment: On Monday I spent the day at the Abbey of Gethsemane with Josh Agerton who leads our worship design team at the seminary. As we waited for the noon prayer time to begin (i.e. sext) a nun entered the room. My observation led to the composition of these lines. Labels: poetry posted by John David Walt | at 12/19/2006 07:59:00 PM
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4 Comments:
what a cool perspective on Advent. i love how you used the word "anticipatorily". i think i might write that in big letters and post it somewhere where i'll see it all the time for at least the next week.
my thoughts exactly...where did you come up with anticipatorily? btw, i know there is a way to keep the requirement for us to enter the letters in a box, but not make it where you have to approve the comments before they show up.
so powerful...
different.
These are the days I long for the life of the monks. Maybe soon, we can meet at Gethsemane for the day.
Thanks for posting this. I can truly picture this scene.
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