Jesus Went To The Desert ...

 

Jesus went to the desert 

for 40 days, 

a significant period in many ways. 

Rodney Collin defines the year 

in 40-day periods, 

as depicted by the enneagram, 

and the desert is a place of quiet. 

It can be like the way of the fakir. 

The machine is put in its place. 

It is humbled by realizing 

the power of nature. 

The machine is reminded 

of its weaknesses, 

of its ultimate reliance on water. 

The water of life must sustain the soul. 

With the machine humbled and quiet 

the soul can emerge with its full wings 

soaring above the desert floor. 

This is my aim here in the hot, 

stark desert.

~E

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