Today’s
contribution from me…
The counterpoint
between struggle and persistence. The work of the spirit has both, but it also
has moments of transcendent joy (perhaps transcendence always has to have the
absence of transcendence, in the same way that light can only be seen through
darkness?)...
Depressing stuff affecting so many lives
Like wars, sanctuary-seekers and homelessness
Abuse, poverty and fear
Hopelessness and despair
The cost of living and heating homes
Some having to decide whether to eat or heat
The haves and the have nots
Caught up in a spiral of hardship.
Sketch: Bristol apartments.
Typically struggling through the wilderness
Often intolerant of biblical interpretations
Annoyed by what I think are lop-sided homilies
And put off by the exuberant faith of some
My own blinkered attitudes don’t help
But still I’m happy to keep searching for meaning
Still seeing goodness in the world
And heaven on earth right now.
Photographs: views from the balcony.
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