Divine Pathos and Recommendation 56

From Jes Kast-Keat

I said to my soul, be still, and let the dark come upon you
Which shall be the darkness of God…
So the darkness shall be the light, and the stillness the dancing.
-T.S. Elliot

(Picture: Kathe Kollwitz' "Lament" (1938-1940) and "Killed in Action" (1921) - Grief as a Destiny and as Gace)

I am usually a woman of many words. The Word is my profession and I am constantly searching for better words to proclaim the Word. Today, I am a woman of few words and a heavy heart. I had another blog lined up for today but it doesn’t seem appropriate in light of Recommendation 56 that was voted on at the Reformed Church in America General Synod. I’m lamenting and I know I’m not the only one.

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