New life

One of the Easter lilies from Easter Sunday was delivered to my office this morning.  My office is on the lower level of St. Mark*s.  I have one small narrow window.  I have put the lily in the only spot which gets daylight. For now it helps me think about Easter.  

This week I also signed the OneWheaton letter and offered to proclaim Easter to those who need to hear it, freely and unabashedly Easter.  No stone - full-angeled - Jesus walking about as the gardener - Easter.

The lily sits on the edge of my desk

In the only spot of daylight.

It trumpets Easter here,

New life possible

Here.

Three Easter trumpets

One more to come.

I am holding down Easter

In the basement.

The lily helps.

I wonder if I will be able to plant it

In the window well

Later.

I have signed the letter

For my newest alma mater.

I will offer Easter to those

Who need to hear it,

To those who doubt that Easter

Is for them.

Here next to the parlor,

One small window shows the lawn,

The sky.

The Easter lily drinks light here.

Easter is the offer.

The stone is rolled away.

There are angels in the basement,

Jesus is out

Gardening.

Here the offer

Is Easter.