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Dear Friends,
After listening to my sermon last week, Cliff Cutler sent me this reworking of his of the lesson from Revelation of John. I share it with you all this week.
“I saw a vision. I was standing looking down over the city;
and the swift clouds of the spring sky broke open above my head
and the Spirit of God breathed on my eyes
and my eyes were opened.
“I saw Salem, the holy city, coming down out of heaven;
shining like a rare jewel, sparkling like “clear water in the eye of the sun;”
and all the sickness was gone from the city,
no longer was one neighborhood seeking advantage over another;
there was no difference between the Point and McIntire.
“I saw North River, running with the water of life,
as bright as crystal,
as clear as glass,
the children of Bridge Street Neck swimming in it.
“And the Spirit showed me the tree of life
growing in Forest River Park.
“I looked out and there were no more homeless people,
no more trafficking women for sex,
no more overdose deaths from opioids,
COVID-19 variants were things of the past,
there were no more racist attacks,
no more gay bashing,
no more school shootings or homicides in the city,
no more defacing North Shore synagogues,
because there was no more hate.
“And I saw women walking safe at nights,
saw the men were full of passion and gentleness,
that none of the children were ever abused,
because people’s sexuality and power were full of justice and joy.
“I saw an old woman throw back her head
and laugh like a young girl;
and when the sky closed back, her laughter rang in my head
for days and days
and would not go away.
“This is what I saw looking up from the city of untimely death,
brother against brother, sister against sister;
And I knew then that there would be a day of resurrection,
And I believe
that there will be a day of resurrection.”
- Cliff Cutler
In the Way of Love,
Debbie
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