March 2, 2012

My Journey to God

Lenten Contemplation

The whole month of March is
Placed in Lent this year
As it is most years.
The sun is steadily getting brighter
As spring is announced.

How odd!
The time of greatest silence and interior darkness
Comes as the Earth tilts into a greater
Sunlit brilliance.

A paradox, a point of contradiction.
Penance, fasting, alms-giving.
An inner search for light
As I put on sunglasses to drive.

Until
The dazzling light of Easter is remembered.
The rock rolled away.
As halcyon radiance penetrates all darkness.
Illuminating the heart as
"Alleluia"
Is sung!

By Trudy Bledsoe

(Trudy Bledsoe is a member of St. Christopher Parish in Indianapolis.) †

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