An Epiphany Reflection – 7 January 2020
As Sister Moon travels across the sky I wonder.
What do you see from your orbit high above us?
Do you see borders created by governments?
Do you see neighborhoods where only a few are allowed to move freely?
Surely you see the destruction of wildfires and earthquakes
Surely you see evidence of the changing climate
Surely you see War’s horrific destruction
Ah Sister Moon, do you see hope for this planet despite our actions?
Do you?
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I came across the below poem while reading a small book of a Thomas Merton’s titled, Silence and Joy. It speaks to the season of Epiphany and to what I imagine Sister Moon sees from her vantage point as she makes her way across the sky.
Carol
Flicks feed by darkness with a noise of whispers,
In the dry grass of pastures,
And lull the solemn night with their weak bells.
The little towns upon the rocky hills
Look down as meek as children:
Because they have seen come this holy time.
God’s glory, now, is kindled gentler than low candlelight
Under the rafters of a barn:
Eternal Peace is sleeping in the hay,
And Wisdom’s born in secret in a straw-roofed stable.
And O! Make holy music in the stars, you happy angels.
You shepherds, gather on the hill.
Look up, you timid flocks, where the three kings
Are coming through the wintry trees;
While we unnumbered children of the wicked centuries
Come after with our penances and prayers,
And lay them down in the sweet-smelling hay
Beside the wise men’s golden jars.
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Ah Sister Moon
Surely you must weep with our Creator
May you guide us as we carry our penances and prayers
May we somehow find forgiveness
May we somehow turn things around
May we do this and so much more
As we kneel before the Prince of Peace
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