Book of Hours/ 5:00 p.m.
BOOK OF HOURS/ 5:00p.m.
Be yourself, everyone else
is already taken.
~~~Oscar Wilde
5:00p.m. Hour
They say the eyes are the windows to the Soul.
These windows—a set of eyes…they gaze
from inside out…they gaze from the outside in.
What have they witnessed? Has my vison changed
as time reveals itself over and over,
this hour, from these windows? I ride as if
on a Ferris Wheel. I see for miles and miles.
Only for seconds, the picture changes—the
scenery, its landscape, positions…a rhythmic
cycle always forming new faces and holding a
familiar place. How can ordinary windows reveal
so much, and how can so much unfold, becoming
something new again and again?
How can the ‘viewer’
not be changed in this hour, this specific time of
day? No matter from which side of the window I stand,
the fading of light reveals images…
a casting of myself. I look, I smile, I make a
funny face. The window laughs, or was it the wind
pushing itself to get in? My face reveals soft lines,
gentle wrinkles, adding to the personality of my character
growing with age. I would love for others to see in me eyes
that express kindness, lips that speak truth, ears
listening to voices calling out, a nose that takes in
life’s delicate scents and breathes in its pleasures.
I would love others to see my open arms embracing
everything that has come my way…even the moments of
trial that broke my heart wider to love more
completely…even if the love denied.
So much more lies through these windows.
My eyes glimpse heaven in each of you…
my gaze has been blessed to behold.
I cannot begin
to count the endless faces of you, God,
that you have allowed, invited me to see.
And through this window,
You have allowed me to see You in me.
Pray with me in this hour.
6:00 p.m. will arrive next Monday—
Promise you will stay…invite another!
No worries if you pass. I hold you in the hours remaining.