“Let there be rest for the weary, O God Most High,
rest and peace to the brokenhearted,
peace and pleasure for the despondent,
and let freedom come like an angel to the earth.”
So sing the stars and constellations,
the leviathan from its depths and the dragon from its heights,
the fire and hail and wind and snow;
So sing the seekers and the saints,
the babes in their wisdom and the elders in their patience,
the mountains and trees and seeds and sun;
And they call upon all humanity to join the refrain:
“Let the One Among Us dismiss every fear and vanity
so that kings crawl humbly and the poor leap unencumbered,
and the fullness of time is known as now and forever.”
on the Revised Common Lectionary
Again, Rachel, thank you!! SO appreciate your thoughts through Advent and now, after Christmas.
Love the “hope” and picture of the poor leaping in encumbered!! I have never known poverty. I have known “worry” a few times in my life regarding the ability to “keep my house.” I can begin to imagine the chains that anyone feels, particularly a parent, when he or she has no food or has been evicted.
The visual “hope” and freedom in being able to “leap, unencumbered” is a beautiful thought.
Again, Rachel, thank you!! SO appreciate your thoughts through Advent and now, after Christmas.
Love the “hope” and picture of the poor leaping unencumbered!! I have never known poverty. I have known “worry” a few times in my life regarding the ability to “keep my house.” I can begin to imagine the chains that anyone feels, particularly a parent, when he or she has no food or has been evicted.
The visual “hope” and freedom in being able to “leap, unencumbered” is a beautiful thought.