God never speaks in this book. With all of the accusations and the questions put forth; God remains silent. A feeling of distance adds to this sense of God not even hearing the cries or the prayers. But someone is listening. Someone is seeing. The first words spoken by the widow are, “Look, Lord.” She is crying out, “God can’t you, won’t you look at me?!” And then the geber shows up and says, “I have seen …” There is someone at last. Now, in the final poem, a prayer, there is no longer first- person singular, but first-person plural.
What we witness is those who are suffering move toward one another, lament, cry out and eventually are found praying together. It’s possible that right there, in the midst of the flesh and bone of human beings, in that very place is where God is. What this teaches us is that God is present in the other - in the midst of pain, hardship, disappointment - when we cry out and we are not alone in our cry but surrounded by others. That is God being present. Too often we try to have answers, but maybe we are the answer. An answer given simply by us showing up.
May 22, 2022: You Can’t Say That Here - Dave Meserve
May 15, 2022: An Initiation - Nick Elio
May 8, 2022: Back to the Beginning-Paula Williams
April 24, 2022: Begin At The Ending - Bekah Stewart
April 17, 2022: Easter Sunday - Michael Hidalgo
April 10, 2022: Mending the Divides –Dave Neuhausel
April 3, 2022: Clean on the Inside - Michael Hidalgo
March 27, 2022: The Long View - Dave Meserve
March 20, 2022: Welcome, Welcome, Welcome - Amanda Lum
March 13, 2022: A Divine Connection - Michael Hidalgo
March 6, 2022: The Comfort of Solidarity - Jonathan Merritt
February 27, 2022: Teenage Jesus - Nick Elio
February 20, 2022: What Are You Waiting For - Michael Hidalgo
February 13, 2022: The Extraordinary Ordinary - Bekah Stewart
February 6, 2022: Naming Babies and Other Things - Michael Hidalgo
January 30, 2022: Danger Mom - Amanda Lum
January 23, 2022: Yes Women - Kent Dobson
January 16, 2022: This Is Nothing New - Michael Hidalgo
January 9, 2022: No More Words - Michael Hidalgo
January 2, 2022: How It Begins - Michael Hidalgo
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