(C) David Grieve 2006*In a While*It takes a while for the eyes to adjustto the brightness of Resurrection,for the mind and the leaping heartto process what cannot be so but is so.It takes a while to realise thatour cheering, our applause, our joyis not for the /status quo ante/ being restored.It takes a while to grasp that we cannotcontain him, limit him, pin him downor keep him from trailblazingon the far side of the dark glass.In a while, at Kingdom come,provisionality will fly into fullness.
Ten years or more of Higher Education, 7 years of Ordained Ministry in the Church of England... and now I'm managing to combine both, parish priest and university chaplain. It's a wonderful life. (Oh yes it is!)