Pax Romana, blanket-like,
covered and constrained a land
held tight,
while the Temple ordered
the spiritual life of folk.
Yet there was one
crying out in the wilderness,
God-driven, giving voice
to hope,
disruptive hope:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord’
in repentance
forgiveness
and openness
to God’s saving way.
© Jeff Shrowder, 2015.
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