Everyone uses the word golden
And I don’t want to
But I think
I have to
Because that’s just the way sunshine is.
I see golden light.
Still.
Warm.
Gentle.
I see stones and arches.
I see covered heads
And clean hands
And stained hearts
And beards
And readiness.
I see a visitor.
One familiar
And known
And yet different
And things have been
Said
But he looks so
Safe
And everything in
You
Leans toward
Him.
And I see
Normal begin
But
Something feels
Different
And
It has to be because of
Him.
I see the scroll placed in
His hands
And his mouth opens
And his heart opens
And there is
So
Much
Life.
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
The words.
They were meant to be said by him.
He fills them
And shapes them
And owns them
And resurrects them
And plants them so deep.
You’ve read them before. Heard them before.
But his voice
Is golden.
Still.
Warm.
Gentle.
Like sunshine.
The hard things that you keep
Tucked away
Inside
Feel like they want to
Melt.
From Luke 4:16-20. A lot can be imagined about four verses. I wish I could have heard Human Jesus’ voice. I love the thought of Jesus’ voice. As powerful as written words can be, there is something about spoken word that is just captivating. I think Jesus must have been the master of spoken word. Not that he phrased everything artistically and vaguely and profoundly. Just that he did it, you know- perfectly. I think he had the kind of voice that you could listen to forever. Come to think of it… He still does.
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‘I think he had the kind of voice that you could listen to forever. Come to think of it… He still does.’
This made me smile and think. Love the beauty and simplicity of how you string your words together. Someday we’ll get to hear His voice speaking our name and I’m looking forward to that moment.
Hmm… I think rich and I must be reading this at almost exactly the same time! 🙂
Looks like it! =) You two must be very in sync! “Always read blog posts at the same time.” Ricky and I must make a note of it. Thanks for the encouraging words! 😉
Very nicely done, once again! (and I’m only two days late :))
So kind of you to comment even though I never mentioned you even once. =)