Praying to Slow so Silence may Swallow

bySister Julia Walsh
December 18, 2013

In the time of now-and-not-yet tangled together, I pray that my final days of Advent anticipation shall slow down and seem more sacred.

Poetry pours from my soul as I offer God this hope.

Silence swallows by Julia Walsh, FSPA

Silence swallows

me. Holy is this

invasion. Enter

mystery. Evasion

impossible. Listening

lines lift up signs:

Wait. Surrender.

Forward frosty Light.

Now and not yet makes

me: more free. Hushed. Be.

Sister Julia Walsh

Franciscan Sister of Perpetual Adoration/ writer/ minister/ writer/ activist/ Loras College & Catholic Theological Union grad newsletter: http://tinyletter.com/juliafspa

5 comments

Kathryn Roberg says:

December 18, 2013 at 2:58 pm

Where is that photo taken!

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1. Julia Walsh says:
  
  December 18, 2013 at 5:23 pm
  
  In the wood at The Christine Center near Willard, WI. 🙂
  
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SKristin Peters FSPA says:

December 18, 2013 at 8:17 pm

thanks Julia, I enjoyed the video.

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Sarah Campbell says:

December 22, 2013 at 6:26 am

Thanks Julia. I love that poem 🙂 I hope your Advent went as planned, and that you have a Merry Christmas!

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