After Epiphany . . . the Flight Into Egypt
Above:
Could these grandmothers be the Wise Ones,
departing "for their own country another way?"
Below:
Could this family's decision be to
"take the young child and . . . flee to Egypt?"
(Matthew 2: 12 - 14)
A Decision to Move
Both pantings by Yerbolat Tolepbay (b (1955)
At the National Museum of Kazakhstan
Nor hear what rumors crowd across the dark . . .
Go, Child of God, upon the singing desert,
Where, with eyes of flame,
The roaming lion keeps thy road from harm . . .
~ Thomas Merton ~
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. . . O terrified birds in your nest,
Close wings on doubt, and rise, and come.
The corn shimmers with darkness, and the road
Is strong enough to bear the feet of God. . . .
. . . knowing at last . . .
A patience larger than time.
~ Vincent Buckley ~
Click to read more poems
about the flight into Egypt
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National Museum in Astana, Kazakhstan
By Night
By Day
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