Poetic Responses to Psalms and Scripture
The law of the Lord is perfect, refreshing the soul.
Psalms 19:8
I abide by the requirements of home: rituals of bathing, eating, preparing for sleep,
milk lovingly poured, an ear awakened, the willingness to wait my turn.
What solace limits provide—
Six steps lead from the entrance of my house to expectant ground. Promise and need call me out.
Gravity compels my feet to fall yet they lift again, ever a miracle of service.
Without the simple demands outlining each day, I would waste bereft of reason
to rise, no will to approach the door. The threshold You set in place for me
allows me freedom to move.
Ms. Karen Jessee, OP
-- By: Ms. Karen Jessee, OP - - a member of the Dominican Laity, St. Mary Magdelene Group in Raleigh, NC. She writes and teaches, living with her husband and children near Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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