Monday, July 5, 2010

Washing the Feet - Dorothy Clark Brooks

The legs are a little chubby.
There's a wound by the left knee
and a scar on the left calf.
the toes are short,
open,
pointing to the one who serves her.

The outstretched strong hands hold a cloth
an invitation.

Will you allow me to serve you
in this deepkly personal way?

I ponder the question.
It is so much easier for me to serve than to receive.

Yes.

Yes.

Those scarred and wounded, vulnerable places within me
welcome your embrace.

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