Within each of us
a piece of the Divine burns
that many–
including in the church–
would like to reduce to ashes;
I speak of the imagination.

Let us grace it with a capital "I":
"Imagination."

Here is God untamed, unscripted,
unfettered, untethered–
God allowed to be God,
no longer held captive by our pews,
prayers,
needs,
comforts. 

It can feel terrifying
when the soul embraces the Unknown…

Start a prayer–
"Oh, thou Infinite Imagination…"
See where it takes you.

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Text and image © 2011 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved.