God longs for God
and uses us,
rises in us ...
becomes in us.
Let us rise simply.
a quiet dough.
~ from "The Second Rising" by Gunella Norris
Suddenly, from behind the rim of the moon in long, slow motion movements of immense majesty, there emerges a sparkling blue and white jewel, a light, delicate sky blue sphere laced with slowly swirling veils of white rising gradually like a small pearl in a thick sea of black mystery. It takes more than a moment to fully realize this is the earth -- home.