Pearl Harbor Day
sunshine streaming through my window
and also glinting off the beautiful fresh snow
out in the very cold air
warm, dark coffee in my cup
christmas music playing, peaceful and merry
and yet, today is the day that part of the world exploded into flames and shards of metal and waves that rocked and slammed into the shore
today is the day that demanded more of the world wake up to the destruction and darkness fighting for power and tyranny
today is the day when those who lost their lives were the catalyst for more lives to be saved
darkness tried yet again, but could not overcome the light
darkness amplified the light
and many looked for the light
fought for the light
held the light
magnified the light
so, today, we can remember
we can rejoice that some things have been made right
and we can yet hold space and wait and work for all to be made right
this season of advent means there is something on the horizon the likes of which we have never seen before
some darkness, certainly
we live in this world
but also some light, certainly
we live in this world
what is possible is to not see it,
to miss it,
to turn just as it brushes past you
and then you begin to grasp what it was you missed,
like moses in the cleft of the rock,
watching God's back fade into the distance
so stay
sit
linger
tarry
ponder
wait
behold
wonder
there will be enough time for running
for rushing
for worrying
for pushing
for now,
stay
wait
something is on the horizon
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thoughts on Pearl Harbor Day inspired by a co-worker who shared the poem DID YOU KNOW ME THEN by, John Vierra, Park Ranger, USS Arizona Memorial
and some thoughts and words about Advent inspired by a piece by Jan L. Richardson
photos - black and white photos of Pearl Harbor - from google images // color photos are mine; first - the almost-full-moon, second - the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds which was the place where a Japanese Internment Camp was run during WWII, third - some of the stone pillars that are left standing, remnants of the internment camp