Unfurl the sails and let them
cover the sun, the moon, the stars
with the urgency of glory
glorying in the new creation,
with tender attention to the fig tree
that you always loved,
seeing it swell and fall over
and over again.
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#preparingforSundaywithpoetry , Mark’s little apocalypse edition
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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