The serious and sometimes satirical reflections of a priest, poet, and pilgrim —
who knowing he has not obtained the goal, presses on in a Godward direction.
“a clear-sighted companion.... If you are passionate about the vitality of today’s church, I encourage you to accompany him on his mystagogical excursion into the liturgical landscape. You will rediscover a familiar place rife with fresh provisions planted by the God who longs to feed our deepest hungers and hopes.” —Jay Koyle, chair, Faith, Worship and Ministry of The Anglican Church of Canada
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Nine the moons of Mary's bearing
Thirty years of parent's caring
followed suit with Joseph sharing
Imitating him is daring!
Thanks, Ranrashi, for completing a lovely Diptych for the Holy Family!
Hmmmmm....
I certainly am impressed by "human nature" and "imitate your"...
And Ranrashi's offering is awesome.....
But why "...every priest..."? That smacks of 50-year-old clericalism. Why not...
"Everyone should imitate your
Hosting of Emmanuel"?
or
"All of us should imitate....
or
"Christians all should imitate....
(Goodness, how I have changed since ordination in 1957!)
Thanks, Fr. J-J. I was aware of that issue, but the poem is one of those that leapt full formed into my mind. I can I suppose take some refuge in the priesthood of all believers ;-) and the sense in which each Christian is a priest -- like Mary -- in being "thine earthly sanctuary" as one of my favorite hymns puts it.
But I think there is a pun in "hosting" that gets lost without the explicit priestly element. Perhaps this should be categorized as an example of Preces privatae for priestly meditation?
And, of course, the recent debates on women in the episcopate in England no doubt informed this quatrain as it worked its way out of my subconscious...
Not nearly as good as yours or ranranshi's as it didn't spring full-born, but in the spirit of Angelus Silesius:
Hail! Child born of living water
Rise up today sonne or daughter,
Another Mary; Blessed are you
To bear forth God's own Son too!
Thanks, Christopher. I lovely baptismal sentiment!
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