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Bij Maria Lichtmis
Presentatie van de Heer in de Tempel door Fra Bartolomeo, 1516
Candlemas
They came, as called, according to the Law.
Though they were poor and had to keep things simple,
They moved in grace, in quietness, in awe,
For God was coming with them to His temple.
Amidst the outer court’s commercial bustle
They’d waited hours, enduring shouts and shoves,
Buyers and sellers, sensing one more hustle,
Had made a killing on the two young doves.
They come at last with us to Candlemas
And keep the day the prophecies came true
We glimpse with them, amidst our busyness,
The peace that Simeon and Anna knew.
For Candlemas still keeps His kindled light,
Against the dark our Saviour’s face is bright.
Malcolm Guite (Ibanda, 12 november 1957)
Ibadan, Nigeria. Oritamefa Baptist Church. Malcolm Guite werd geboren in Ibadan.
Zie voor de schrijvers van de 2e februari ook mijn vorige blog van vandaag.
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