Through Spirit that lives in me I am your daughter
And because I am your child I am your heir
Not just in suffering—
Though that is a necessary part of the inheritance—
But also in your Glory
Right along with your Son
And the sufferings, says Paul, are not worth comparing
With the Glory
All creation
the hummingbirds and robins
the lavender and the weeping willow
my cat and Juba’s African violet
the full moon and the crackling thunderstorm
the parched fields and melting icecaps
the cows kept in barns
the polar bear seeking colder water
the hungry babies in Somalia
and their desperate, dying mothers
the orphans of Rwanda
and the child-soldiers in the Congo
babies born to children
and children left to raise themselves
men trapped in our prisons
and still more men trapped in drug-filled days
(I could fill pages with those suffering and groaning and waiting)
All waiting for our glory to be complete
As our deliverance from decay and death
Will lead to our redemption in glorious freedom
Together we wait…
from Romans 8:12-25
Nancy Perkins
July 21, 2011
I recently begin meeting with a spiritual director, JoAnn Kunz. At our last meeting JoAnn suggested that as I read scripture, I might want to listen to my heart (I am usually quite stuck in my head), and write what my heart is saying to me. I am humbled by how Spirit speaks to me in the poetry that flows from my heart. It is truly a gift and I am grateful.
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