creation itself isn\u2019t divine, the one who creates is divine. \u201cwhat makes and what is made must be two, not one.\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>Poem: \u201cTo Hell or High Water\u201d<\/h4>\n
out\u00a0of inky blackness you called the universe<\/p>\n
into being. from water and dirt you shaped and<\/p>\n
formed me, the crown\u00a0of all your creatures. you<\/p>\n
created me to be godlike,\u00a0but my desire was for more.<\/p>\n
I asked myself to whom should I lay bare my<\/p>\n
devotion? to you or me? I chose me. now I\u2019m misplaced \u2014<\/p>\n
a sojourner wandering outside the garden fence.\u00a0 I straddle<\/p>\n
its boundaries hoping my tongue can taste over-spray<\/p>\n
from\u00a0the river cascading down out of heaven.<\/p>\n
I long to feel my skin leap for joy at the\u00a0warmth<\/p>\n
of invisible\u00a0beams coming\u00a0from the Father of lights.<\/p>\n
my eyes strain to\u00a0see the blue, orange, and pink<\/p>\n
of the celestial horizon.<\/p>\n
I know things are not what they should be.<\/p>\n
my heart cries out to be home again.<\/p>\n
hope speaks \u2014<\/p>\n
it\u2019s only passing.<\/p>\n
a new garden is being planted.<\/p>\n
a new place to call home.<\/p>\n
I am reawakened with an understanding:<\/p>\n
creation itself isn\u2019t divine, the one who creates is divine.<\/p>\n
Lewis said what makes and what is made must be two, not one.<\/p>\n
the dark loneliness will burn away.<\/p>\n
a fresh breeze will\u00a0arise bringing a new vigor.<\/p>\n
the passing always brings new life \u2014<\/p>\n
spring blossoms out of the soil.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0and to hell or high water<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0it\u2019s spring again.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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