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“…and suddenly a sound…”

Started by markvans · 1 year ago

Editor’s Note: Below is the first place winner in the aesthetics category for the Stepping into a Violent Wind Writing Competition:

Step into the wind

feel it blow away the dust

gathered while sitting in church.

Step into Pentecost

watch it turn the world inside out

and outside in

bringing in the ... Continue reading »

3 comments

  • hewhocutsdown

    1 year ago

    that was beautiful Ted.
    reply
  • PhilWyman

    1 year ago

    "we are the ink
    a cursive font
    a smudged love letter"

    That rocks. Thanks.
    reply
  • kathyescobar

    1 year ago

    congrats, ted! so beautiful in so many ways....especially loved the same line phil liked & also this one:

    "Step into Pentecost
    watch it turn the world inside out
    bringing in the hurting and dirty
    from the margins of ceremonial cleanliness
    centering lives in love
    and sending the centered
    out beyond boundaries
    with new hearts and bold words of love"

    so good! thanks for sharing with us...
    reply

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