“Whoever welcomes one such child in my name
welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me
welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
—Mark 9.37
The Beloved comes as a friend
and says. “I love you no matter what,
but I will do nothing for you.
Will you love me anyway?”
“Why would I do that?“ we say.
The Beloved comes as a stranger
and uses up our money, takes our time,
ruins our house,
and sits among the tatters and says,
“Will you love me?”
“Why would I do that?“ we say.
The Beloved comes
as a newborn infant….
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldglight.net
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