His life changed, over time
like water shaping stone,
carving the rock with
the force of a torrent,
the crash of the waves,
the etching of the ice
moving;
but shaping stone too,
with the droplets of waters
the summer rains,
the trickles down the
mountainside
slowly, surely, over
geological time
(or so it seemed from the
outside)
cutting into the stone,
in little cleft points,
places where faith can
gather a foothold, create
good soil,
slowly, over a long time,
seeds can find a purchase,
scales can be flaked away
and change came, for him
and for all of us
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edited February 11, 2014
“Water Shaping Stone – v4”
(editing original again)
Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping
Stone – v3”
Edited September 1, 2012
“Water Shaping Stone – v2”
April 7, 2008
“Water Shaping Stone”
Walk to Emmaus
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