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| Photo by Gates Dupont |
The desert will rejoice
and the dry land bloom with flowers...
My friend raises rare plants, Lord
and yesterday, one bloomed in glory...
When he sent me this photo
- all I saw was Advent -
and your bursting into bloom
in the Virgin's garden-womb
and the glory of your coming,
tender, gentle, strong and fragile;
one like us and one among us
yet so innocent and pure...
Dressed in simple, brilliant hues
you come from royalty and lineage:
Son of David, Son of God,
Son of Mary, Son of Man;
the Promised and Anointed,
both human and divine;
King of Kings and Prince of Peace,
our Savior and Redeemer;
our Brother, Word of Wisdom,
our mercy and our hope...
Bloom in the desert of my heart, Lord,
near a river of your grace
for which my soul is thirty
and anoint me with your Spirit
who refreshes and restores me
with your glory and your beauty...
Amen.
Although this song sings of a rose, it pairs perfectly with the orchid that inspired today's prayer. Think of how long one waits for an orchid to bloom as you listen to Sandstrom's arrangement here - and perhaps beginning at 02:30 on the recording, you'll hear the orchid open...
Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming
by Michael Praetorius (1609)
arranged by Jan Sandstrom
performed by Ensemble Altera
conducted by Christopher Lowrey
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