In this dark I rest,
unready for the light which dawns
day after day,
eager to be shared.
Black silk, shelter me.
I need
more of the night before I open
eyes and heart
to illumination. I must still
grow in the dark like a root
not ready, not ready at all.
Denise Levertov. Poem offered for Day 9
of The Advent Project, Biola University, CCCA
Calming words in these days, in this time.
Yes, it is appropriate to rest in the dark, to grow in the dark, to prepare for the light which will dawn.