By Lilly Lewin
One of my practices this advent was to do a photo-a-day with ADVENTWORD, a ministry of the Episcopal Church. Each day of Advent had a different word assigned to it and almost every day during Advent, I posted a photo I’d taken (from sometime in my life) and I wrote something to go with that word on my Instagram feed. One of the Advent words this week was HOLY… this is my poem/reflection on the word HOLY. May you pause and reflect on what is Holy to you this Christmas… and allow the Spirit that is Holy show you.
And remember, the season of Christmas starts today on December 25th and goes until Epiphany on January 6th. So you have 12 days to receive the gift of Christmas. Don’t rush it, don’t be discouraged by all you haven’t gotten done yet, or all you’d hoped would happen this year. Allow Jesus to be born into the mess of 2020 and show you his great love and his holy gift of friendship… take his hand and walk with him in 2021. Merry/Happy Christmas to you from Nashville!
HOLY …..
What makes something Holy?
Do you know it when you see it?
Or is it more a feeling?
A time
or a place?
That one holy moment.
Or yelling “Holy Cow!”
Or “holy sh*t”
In agony or fear.
Holy
The moment of quiet with a newborn
The softness off his skin
The gentle touch of fingertips
Or tiny toes.
Holy
Is it found in gentle
Laughter
or loud guffaw?
In a kiss…
Long or fleeting
A silent prayer
A sung song
A deep breath
Holy
At bedsides
In hospitals
In Cathedral
or Camper Vans
Or street corners
Holy
Sunsets
and sunrises
Crashing waves
Rain
Redwoods
A Star
Holy
Moments in time
Whispers
Longings
Dreams
Tears
Loss
Holy
All
Holy
©lillylewin and freerangeworship.com
1 comment
I love this poem so much. Holy is “camper vans, crashing waves, redwoods?” Amen!