Transcendence in the Temple

 

This place more than any other 

helps us see what is always present

but seldom seen, or so I believe.

Like a Midwesterner who has never been to the ocean

but sees a painting of it and recognizes 

on some limited level its power and beauty.  

Except the ocean is truly everywhere and we only 

occasionally catch a whiff of salt on the breeze 

or hear the cry of a sea gull and...

doesn’t our heart long for it in those moments?

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