Being Afraid

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They came to Jesus and saw the demoniac sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, the very man who had had the legion; and they were afraid. (Mark 5:15)

We fear the one
who comes back
from the edges of the void.
We cannot bear the knowing.

Seen above (and on home-page mastheads): Icon “St. John in Contemplation” by Zachary Roesemann in the current ECVA exhibition, "Recognition & Return."

Readings are from Streams of Mercy: a meditative commentary on the Bible by Ann Kristin Haldors Fontaine (used with permission of the author.)

Posted by C. Robin Janning on March 6, 2010 7:14 AM | |
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