Behold

Matthew 9:32-33

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a dumb man possessed with a devil.

And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel.

 

Touch my lips to the burning ember,

Heal me Lord, that I may remember

How good it is to be with you.

In the flow of love, all thoughts divine,

Speak your words of truth, us two entwine,

That I may be one with you.

Silent no longer, unfettered now,

Free to be yours in my ceaseless vow,

Made sacred by my love for you.

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The marvel of life, omnipotent Savior,

On dusty roads, in shadowed huts,

we come to you willingly, seeking your touch,

are brought to you faithfully when we don’t know ourselves –

and in the intimacy of your presence, we know  you and are healed:

eyes opened to beauty,

ears opened to truth,

nose opened to fresh purity,

hands and feet and body entire opened to love,

mouth opened to joy.

Christina Chase