Dwelling in the Yes, And

The divine dwells 

in the "yes"

beckoning us 

toward the "and"...

encompassing all things

as deep 

calls to deep. 

The "yes" 

is the acknowledgment of

the space,

the moment, 

the experience 

in which we find ourselves 

in present tense. 

Not a fatalistic demand 

to be thankful 

for that which 

is taking place. 

Rather, a call 

toward awareness

of presence

now.

"Yes, here I am." 

Even here 

I am not 

alone. 

The "and" 

beckons us 

forward 

no matter what 

toward the depth 

of that which we don't 

understand 

about existence, 

about experience,

about personhood, 

about the divine.

The "and" gives assent 

to the mystery 

of what is 

yet to be 

discovered 

that which perhaps 

may already be 

or that which we 

are invited 

to co-create. 

In this acknowledgment, 

in this vulnerability,

in this "yes, and"...

we find the Christ 

journeying with us;

meeting us there. 

This is the redemption 

of all things. 

This is salvation. 

Yes,

and...