Lent: New Song 6

Newness declares itself in broken hearts: old ruts are vast and carry dust yet penitence cleans fathoms deep      and always makes anew. What yesterday made shame your song today is fading into silence. Listen: polyphonic hope arises,       gentle, soft, yet sure. The old has passed, yet still can yell; The new has come,Continue reading “Lent: New Song 6”

Lent: New Song 5

What have you seen of the past? What stories do history’s pages tell? A mute dirge perhaps, or a final bugle, retreat sounding when battle’s about to be won? You look only in false places; the witness of the past tells only half-truth. It was not there when firmaments were sealed or covenants carved intoContinue reading “Lent: New Song 5”