Sister Moon

you have to wait for it

"inspiration is brief, sporadic, and rare"--Rabbi Abraham Heschel

there was a bit waiting for me this morning before dawn

i took our new kitten out, (that my wife brought home from her walk yesterday,

it seems she keeps finding animals that need a home)

a white feline with brown and black here and there

as i was waiting for little sadie to accomplish the task at hand,

i noticed a sliver of silver light on my hand that was resting on the wooden rail of the porch

i looked up and through the branches of the maple i saw the moon

St. Francis named the moon, "sister moon"

i saw why as clearly as i have ever seen it

she is reflecting the sun,

and even in the darkness just before the sun rises,

she is shedding the sun's light upon the world,

upon my hand.

the early father's of the Church saw Mary as the moon,

reflecting the light of Jesus, the Son of God,

this is where we all get the light in our souls,

He even said we are to be a "light set on a hill",

It is His light within us we are to reflect,

like sister moon, like our lady.

 

wkm