lenten journal

lenten journal: altar

Milton Brasher-Cunningham

05 Mar 2016 — 1 min read

altar

The Madeleine L’Engle book that has been one of my Lenten companions is called A Stone for a Pillow

, and centers around the story of Jacob. As a result, the idea of an altar has been on my mind, which has led me to repeated listening to one of my favorite songs by my friend, Bob Bennett, “Altar in the Field.” It follows my poem.

I was off today,
even though I worked.
I was not myself,
though I was recognized.
I was weary and
restless at the same time;
full of emotion
and searching for words.
I am in the desert,
searching for the stones
we stacked as altars
for days such as these.

Peace,
Milton

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