Dwell in Possibility

I was struck by the phrase ‘I dwell in Possibility’ from a poem by Emily Dickenson as a reflection on the Gospel reading for Sunday from Luke 1:26-38 The Annunciation. I’ll let Pastor Keith explain.

I dwell in Possibility –
A fairer House than Prose –
More numerous of Windows –
Superior – for Doors –

Of Chambers as the Cedars –
Impregnable of eye –
And for an everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky –

Of Visitors – the fairest –
For Occupation – This –
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise –

h/t Elizabeth Drescher

Michaelmas

Today we celebrate Michael and All Angels. Here’s a picture of a stone my son found on Branscombe beach in Devon a couple of years ago.



You might like to check out Malcolm Guite’s Michaelmas: sonnet for the archangel.

Please also pray for Yousef Nadarkhani a Christian pastor in Iran facing execution for his faith. May he and his family know God’s presence, peace and protection at this time.