A MAN STANDS UP DURING SUPPER

Sometimes a Man Stands Up During Supper

Sometimes a man stand up during supper

and walks outdoors, and keeps on walking,

because of a church that stands somewhere in the East.

And his children say blessings on him as if he were dead.

And another man, who remains inside his own house,

dies there, inside the dishes and in the glasses,

so that his children have to go far out into the world

toward the same church, which he forgot.

Ranier Maria Rilke

Here is a meditation for you..  Consider the characters above and ruminate, write, and contemplate who in you family most resonates to this story.  Did your family or you “keep on walking” or did you or they “remain in the house and die there”? Also what is your “church of the East”?  How do you relate to this church.  If you feel called to stay with this idea, write about it and would like to share with me, email me at bmwmft@aol.com

          Blessings for your week.  Misty