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Kari's avatar

Stunning essay, Laura, on so many levels— imagery, metaphor, theology…. I really can’t believe that I have not ever noticed/been aware of the mother hen reference in the Bible— how can this be? I gave up “worry and wondering” for Lent— interestingly, the quote from your essay that I wrote in my journal was the section on “warmth and wonder”. I am hoping that now when I catch myself “worrying and wondering”, I can redirect my thinking to the “warmth and wonder that Love Incarnate waits to reveal”. Side note: my husband pointed out some beautiful robin egg shells he found in our yard this week— my first response was to assume that the babies didn’t make it, but he reminded me that broken shells can also be from birds that hatched and are living happily in the nest. Ah, nature… so many lessons to teach us!

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Susan G's avatar

“But we are still surrounded and cared for by our Creator, never alone even when we are wont to wander.”

So much goodness in this essay. But, this quote stayed with me and my worried ‘mother hen’ heart.

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