MANTLE
(2 Kings 2:1-14)
Elijah’s mantle
symbol of prophetic breath,*
passed to Elisha.
Transitions happen,
some life-enhancing, some not;
most are life-changing.
Transitions happen,
night into day into night –
and we grow older.
Aware of the past,
allow the unclear present,
give the future hope.
Jeff Shrowder, 2025
* In Hebrew breath, spirit, wind are the same word.
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