What Have You Overlooked?

Week 8

What Have You Overlooked?

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1.   We all benefit from looking up.

2.   One of architecture’s great inventions—centuries ago—is the arch.

3.   The man knows the real angel; that’s why he bought the print, framed it, placed it above. he’s seen him. That’s why he bought

4.   Do you have a nook where your comfort is sure, where your mind is quieted?

5.   We seat ourselves, lean back, look up and feel at ease, sigh maybe. Then we look down, don’t we? Is this true for you?

6.   We are made for worship.

7.   We each have our angel, who is not meant to be denied.

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Over the man’s chair

where he finds comfort

with his books

hangs a print

of an angel made

of carved wood—

a statue that in

its real life

stands 12 feet tall.

He’s playing his pipe

in praise—that angel—

as memorialized in

the 150th Psalm.

The man in the chair

sees less of him

than you might think,

as the angel remains

at his back.

Perhaps that’s the point—

acknowledged by his

furtive bow as he

enters the room.

© 2012 Allan Cox, Allan Cox & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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