Split it with thumbnail or teeth,
feel its tiny fire upon the tongue,
a supernova soon consumed;
or
let it swell from within, fed by filtered light
and living water, until it bursts
open and eager, expanding like a universe
alert with wonder
The Gospel for Year A Proper 12 includes the parable of the mustard seed: Matthew 13:31-33
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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