Soul Clutter

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, September 26, 1999

The impediments that clutter about our souls
can hide the light
smother it
like too many condominiums
blocking from the view of too many eyes
the view of the mighty bay's vista.

Just as, from time to time,
we clear away, item by item,
the clutter of our households,
so may we also learn to liberate,
relationship by relationship and freedom by freedom,
the inner blockages that keep our selves bound
and small.

But we don't do this
so that we can merely turn around
and accumulate more items to store
there for the next rainy day.
We don't liberate ourselves from bondage
to give ourselves back over the the same oppressor
(or maybe one with slightly more exotic credentials).

We become living fires and sacred flames
only if we remember deeply
to forget our little selves
(which, paradoxically, are the only earthly selves we have
most times)
and turn and glorify the Creator
by serving this magnificent Creation,
and by helping to light
(as acolytes of the Holy One)
the living candles of our brothers and sisters around us.

jbs
10/31/98

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