Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Advent 2013 : Day 11


‘Preparation’

At his birth
he will be cradled
in outstretched arms, of women who wait
to clean his body, tenderly
wash away caked blood and soil,
and wrap him tightly-bound in linen strips
so he feels safe in this wide space;
then lay him gently in the carved-out rock.

How many times did you rehearse these moments in your mind, Mary?
Did you know then that when it came to pass
these actions were themselves preparing? For

At his death
he will be cradled
in outstretched arms, of women who wait
to clean his body, tenderly
wash away caked blood and soil,
and wrap him tightly-bound in linen strips
so he feels safe in this wide space;
then lay him gently in the carved-out rock.


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