They will not be the bush
ignited as you pass,
nor your darkened bedroom lit
by a flock of angels’ wings.
What more can I tell you, she said, your heart
will tap Yes when it comes–
gleaming sidewalk coin of your mother’s birth,
dusty scent of your grandmother’s jewelry drawer,
or the essential words you find
in a book your hand opened
like the sea parting its waters.
Andrea’s new collection of poems, Her Joy Becomes, will be published by Fernwood Press in 2022
The Braided Way is a framework to see every faith tradition as a strand, braided into a larger whole of spiritual awareness. In the Braided Way, combining spiritual practice from various faiths allow us to explore sacred experience and wonder in forms that resonate with our personal spiritual needs and sacred intuitions. In today’s culture, many people shun religious dogma, but yearn for spiritual connection. The Braided Way allows the ceremonies and practices of multiple faiths to be available without the confinements of cultural dogma.
