@jlgrantham@mastodon.socialUnction
A #poem in two parts
—
i.
A life of chronic sickness
both of body and of mind.
I am thirsting for some witness
to let my soul unwind.
All alone in a house
of prayerful solitude,
a baptistery to douse
my inner thirsty mood.
ii.
Olea sancta: Holy oil
that’s kept in this place
built on sacred soil,
a token of still grace
and of healing times
to mend my broken parts,
to cut through thorny vines,
to salve a broken heart.
Anoint my inner pains
to soothe me and console
with a charismatic rain
in the deserts of my soul.
About the photo:
A gated baptistery with a baptismal font and an aumbry to store holy chrism oil (“olea sancta”), which is used both in baptism and in the sacrament of healing (“unction”)
Church of SS Peter and Paul, Potsdam
2 Mar 2025
ISO 100, ƒ22, -0.3 ev, 1.3s (long exp.)
Thanks for reading!