A day without food. A night without sleep
in the dark, praying, walking in circles
circles piled on one another
like the coils of a shedding snake.
Sliding and rubbing, stripping and sloughing
flakes of accumulated grudge
scales of thoughtless habit
shreds of the skin that grows on the unaware heart.
Last of all--
the clouded scales over the eyes peel away
and I face the dawn with clear sight
and the touch of the world on new and tender skin
feels like the touch of God.
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Saturday, October 06, 2007
Shedding
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The parallel between reconnecting with God through fasting and prayer and sloughing off old skin is beautifully drawn. A fine renewal.
The parallel between reconnecting with God through fasting and prayer and sloughing off old skin is beautifully drawn. A fine renewal.
Interesting idea of prayers shedding in walking circles. I like this very much.
Rose
xo
Ah, yes. The shedding before...great post!
lovely as always.....
Love what you have done here. Prayer and fasting are connected to renewal= but you have presented that connection in a very original way.
The piece I wrote is also about new skin - though in a different way from yours. But they both say something about renewal
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