
Candlemas
With certitude
Simeon opened
ancient arms
to infant light.
Decades
before the cross, the tomb
and the new life,
he knew
new life.
What depth
of faith he drew on,
turning illumined
towards deep night.
Denise Levertov (1923–1997)
image from National Catholic Register
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Former mission partner in Nigeria and Romania, ordained CofE #DistinctiveDeacon 1991, MPhil in theology, former Warden of Deacons in Exeter diocese. National Coordinator, CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons. Retired. Allegedly.
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