In Every Human Face

Rev. Jeffrey Symynkywicz, May 2, 2010

There shines forth from a living face
the greatest miracle of all:
Life in all its glory,
all its story, all its history,
its mystery; divine grace
and natural evolution writ large and manifest,
perfect splendor of dust and stars.

In every human face there lies an epic
of tragedy and joy, laughter and tears
flowing freely throughout all the years
the hand of life has brought.
In every human face there still abide
the signs and signals, emblems and symbols
of every betrayal, every victory,
every friend, every love,
each and every day a life has seen:

In every human face we know
the pain that can never let us go;
in every human face we trace
the evidence of God;
in every human face the light
of life shines through darkest night;
in every human face the holy dark
descends, blessed mystery eternal,
with no beginning. with no end.

jbs
1/16/02         9/22/02         5/2/10

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