A few days later the younger son gathered all he had
and traveled to a distant country…
—Luke 15.13
It’s not so far, that distance,
hidden here in my wayward heart,
seeking space from you,
and that righteous son of yours,
hungry for my own self-made place
beyond the borders I imagine,
the closed eye, the clenched hands.
It’s not far at all, I can go there in a flash,
and do, daily.
What, even now, am I running from?
What am I never not looking for?
Oh, the things I could have used those wings for.
And yet.
In this far country I see your fingerprints.
You created this place, too. Nothing is outside you.
I can’t escape you, can I?
No matter how I distance myself,
no matter how far the land,
how removed my heart,
I am not even in sight of your horizon.
I am in you.
I have never left the house.
Walk with me,
this long journey home.
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Breath prayer:
Home … in you
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Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net