Advent Word 21 - Turn
Take turns.
Give turns.
Re-turn.
Turn around.
Turn away.
Turn toward.
Necks are helpful for they help us see so much more.
So much baggage has been handed people by religion,
Which is simply trying to help people to turn
To find again the path
To steer from harmfulness
To wander in circles,
imperceptible turning with no prospect of progress.
Yet, it is hard to turn when you are so weighed down.
Set down your burdens.
Your internalized judgments.
Your swallowed shame.
Your memorized script of unworthiness.
You can turn not out of loathing who you are.
You might just want to see what’s over there.