Proper 16C
Jeremiah 1:4-15, Psalm 71:1-6, Hebrews 12:18-29, Luke 13:10-17
Did it happen all at once?
I am wondering about that bent-over woman in the synagogue.
Was she suddenly stricken?
Or was it more gradual?
Little by little,
shoulders slumping more and more
until hers became a life of looking down.
No taking in the beauty of the surrounding mountains,
no gazing at the stars…
no looking at a beloved eye to eye.
Just day after day, staring at the dusty street and sandaled feet.