Entering a slanted cathedral,
pilgrim feet sheathed in tourist shoes,
watching for the Spirit’s tell
between the illustrated tombs;
some unquiet air consecrated
to the sighs of an unquiet world.
If our hearts remain stone, and cold,
at least, let their chambers echo mercy.
Attune their empty rhythm to
these stubborn remnants of your praise.
About Rosalind C Hughes
Rosalind C Hughes is an Episcopal priest, poet, and author living near the shores of Lake Erie. After growing up in England and Wales, and living briefly in Singapore, she is now settled in Ohio. Rosalind is the author of A Family Like Mine: Biblical Stories of Love, Loss, and Longing , and Whom Shall I Fear? Urgent Questions for Christians in an Age of Violence, both from Upper Room Books. She loves the lake, misses the ocean, and is finally coming to terms with snow.
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