A Favor of Grace
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| Lynn Kinlan |
Bereft, we came to Troy looking
For a woman priest we’d heard about.
Only to find a staggering change of
perspective
In a journey that leaves behind more
than patriarchy.
Yearning, we came looking to see what
inclusion looks like
On this earth, in this church.
Only to uncover ourselves included in
A melding of human and divine in the
here and now and soon to come.
Searching, we came looking for a
breath of fresh air
To approach God with fewer shoulds.
Only to be swaddled and challenged by
a Creator
Of coulds.
We came with yearning, decades
old
And fatigue beyond the gripes of
shattered hope.
Only to be immersed and refreshed in
running waters,
Flooded with the Favor of Grace.
Lynn's poem is beautiful. I remember one time during one of our interactive liturgies, Lynn spoke and shared her reflections. A much longer than usual pause followed. It was like she had spoken from each of our hearts. What a joy to have Lynn in our community!
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