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Epiphany: A Kindness that Shines Out
Posted by Wallace+
On this Feast of the Epiphany, I gladly pass along an excerpt from Mary Oliver's "On Thy Wondrous Works I Will Meditate (Psalm 145)". Last night I finished Oliver's collection Thirst and began her latest, Swan.
For me, every reading of Oliver's poetry is an Epiphany:
I know a man of such
mildness and kindness it's trying to
change my life. He does not
preach, teach, but simply is. It is
astonishing, for he is Christ’s ambassador
truly, by rule and act. But, more,
he is kind with the sort of kindness that shines
out, but is resolute, not fooled. He has
eaten the dark hours and could also, I think,
soldier for God, riding out
under the storm clouds, against the world’s pride and unkindness
with both unassailable sweetness, and consoling word.
Tags: epiphany, mary oliver, poetry
