We pay great attention to walking through Holy Week, the Triduum, go all out for Easter Sunday. Then comes Easter Week. And the Sunday we often call Low Sunday. People are tired. Heck, the disciples were exhausted. It took more that a week to allow the Resurrection to soak in. No surprise they all doubted (not just Thomas). No surprise Jesus had to walk through closed doors, meet them on backroads, give fishing instructions. This is the week we begin to get our balance back.
This is the week for balance.
I will practice squats on the Bosu
When I get the chance.
But now
Just as I walked
through Holy Week,
This week is for balance.
This week I walk with Resurrection
In mind.
The forsythia has carried over
From last week.
It still blooms by the side of the road
Lemon yellow.
Every day this week Jesus walks,
Prophesies,
Breaks bread,
Eats fish,
Every day he fulfills Scripture,
No list except the one in His head.
Maybe it*s inscribed
On His heart.
Don*t be afraid
He says
I am alive
He says
You have nations upon nations
To tell
He says.
God will help you.
Wait here for the Helper to be sent.
There is forsythia when he speaks.
It glows gold in the upper room
Where they wait.
It will take the disciples
It will take us
more than a week
To get our balance back.
Never mind the squats on the Bosu
For now.
This is a more serious
Balance exercise.
It requires full attention
Core and all.
I focus on the forsythia
In the living room.
It still blooms
Full bright yellow.
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