Saturday’s Holy Silence

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Today, words fail.

Today is holy silence, holy darkness.

Today, we ponder the mystery of death: that step into the unknown, that which lies beyond our grief, our loss.

Today we consider the veil that separates life from death; today, it is as thin as it ever will be.

This is the moment of great unknowing, in which the world holds its collective breath,

waiting for the miracle of miracles as yet unseen, unimagined.

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Published by happylutheran

I am the president at Wartburg Theological Seminary, my beloved alma mater. I am an inveterate optimist, runner, vegetarian, and harp player. I love Mary Oliver and Gerard Manley Hopkins, and like them, I'm continually delighted by all the surprising and wonderful ways God shows up in the world.

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