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Strange Greatness
I found God once
In the shade of a magnolia tree,
Where summer’s carefreeness and the flower’s endurance
Divulged secrets of greatness.
A quiet liberation.
I met God again
Mid-winter,
When the white that cloaked my world
Shifted
From suffocating storm
To endless purity
Falling and filling wherever there was open space.
A soft whisper.
I saw God in a roving machine on Mars,
In science and mechanics and
Minds I do not understand.
The joy of exploration
Carried on currents
Of perseverance.
A searching, a finding.
I think I heard God once in a flock of geese.
A quirky chorus, out of tune, but
“Let the creatures sing what they wish!”
I agree.
A freedom, an autonomy.
I think I see God
Mostly in Jesus.
The lowliness draws my attention.
The kindness, the weeping, the feasting,
The breaking of traditions.
The befriending, the tending, the walking.
Then there’s the dying
The bleeding
The lack of retaliating.
A slow letting go
Of the body, the spirit.
The greatness nobody expected.
The hero nobody wanted.
The only one there will ever be.
Jessica Cotten
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Presence Plan is a collection of chapters with the purpose of creating space. A relaxing, mindful experience leading us in reflection & prayer. Music, film, and poetry inspired from scripture throughout the plan weave a journey that gives us a time out, a sense of peace and an opportunity to experience God’s presence.
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