In Joppa and
Jerusalem
in Atlanta and
Asheville,
people of prayer are
prone
to catching a glimpse
of Heaven's Bidding.
The ecstatic vision
rises up
in the midst of pots
and pans,
unswept floors,
workday
boredom and endless
to-do lists.
The ancient
witness speaks like this:
Then I saw a new heaven
and a new earth, for
all that had come before
was renewed and redeemed.
And I saw a holy
habitation,
big cities and small
burgs,
meadows and
mountains,
all shedding their
enmity
in response to God's
rhapsody...
Make way, make way, for all excluded
are destined for embrace
Look and see!
Hosanna's Home breaks
out in flesh
and blood, claiming
river and raven,
harvest and heretic.
Look and see!
Amazing grace erupts
in every tear gland
and funeral parlor,
in every orphanage and
operating room.
Death's dominion
shall end,
every terror shall
bend,
to the sound of
grace unrestrained.
Look and see! Let it be, let it be!
May it be so today, with you
and with
me. Ken Sehested
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