Holy Saturday 2023

April 8, 2023

Holy Saturday 2023

I wrote a poem for Holy Saturday 2022 and it was a great creative and spiritual activity, so here’s a poem for this year:

The Light of the World has been dimmed
     but still I rise
          to switch on the lamp,
          open the shades,
          let in the sun
               —and wait

The Bread of Life has been broken
     but still I rise
          to measure the flour,
          pour the water,
          knead the rough dough
               —and work.

The True Vine has been rejected
     but still I rise
          to look at the earth,
          see the green weeds,
          plot my next seeds
               —and wait.

The Living Water has been spilt
     but still I rise
          to refill the jar,
          do the dishes,
          scour the sink
               —and work.

The Sheep Door has been shut in
     but still I rise
          to fling my own wide,
          air out my room,
          breathe in the spring
               —and wonder...

How was it for those first women,
     Those years ago
          who would not have worked,
          and could but rest,
          as the Sabbath Himself
               —was still?

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Hello and welcome! I don’t love that I my name is also my website because I always thought that being a writer was about muttering to myself in the artistic anonymity of a dark corner, but here we are in this year of our Lord 2023. So who am I? Instagram wanted me to select “what” I am and gave me a set of limited options: artist, writer, blogger, or musician. The reality, though, is that I am a human person, not an internet personality. I am not a “what” but a “who,” with an eclectic and evolving set of passions. Just when you think you know what to expect from me, I’ll probably surprise you. (Getting used to articles on worship music? SURPRISE: spooky short story! Expecting another theological sonnet? SURPRISE: a random musing on my fascination with Bigfoot.) I’m going to organize my website so that it is easy to navigate and simple to find the content that you find the most interesting. However, because I am a collaborative pianist, worship director, pastor’s wife, speaker, and writer of all genres, there’s a good chance you’ll stumble upon writing that falls beyond your usual reading material…and that’s okay. I’m so glad you’re here, and I look forward to sharing my work with you!