August 22, 2025

My Journey to God

MIDSUMMER

The air is hot and muggy,
Thick with the chatter of jar flies,
Sweat trickles, unbidden,
Midsummer’s here and preparations are afoot.
Apples swell on trees,
Bees gather nectar,
Adolescent geese strengthen wings and learn formation,
And I stand in awe,
Of the beauty,
Of the power,
Of the patience of God.
Teaching me,
Teasing me,
Testing me,
About preparation, beauty, perseverance.
Turning me ever more certainly toward him,
Toward heaven,
With all the world my teacher ...

By M. Lynell Chamberlain
 

(M. Lynell Chamberlain is a member of St. John Paul II Parish in Sellersburg.) †

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