Advent Reflections from Sister King

Advent I, 2013

Wrap me in the now of Love
for it is a touching time
when nearness is felt
absolutely, entirely—

and my yes echoes
from star to star:

I will touch, I will open,
I will receive, I will share.

Your life fills the heavens,
spins the planets,
and sings my dreams home
to sunrise and more!

Augh, live in me, find hearth in me,
though I am hopeless to contain you!

You, the largeness of my love,
and depth of my breathing.

Advent II, 2013

It is within me to seek you,
alive and encompassing.

It is in my soul to ache with beauty,
to sigh while believing
that nothing can come
between the flame and the wick.

It is within me to be radiant
with you.

It is in my soul to yes
to you, to love.

Advent III, 2013

Birth and life…
neither is a muted affair.

The effort to quiet
or contain them
would snatch at starlight
and whisper away the edge
of awe’s flame,
leaving mystery to sputter.

Your nearness crackles,
Love, and I sing for want
of a way to contain
certain joy
swishing her cape
at the awe of it all.