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\"\"
\nDiscarded (or misplaced) working boots   (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

God empties himself
\ninto the earth like a cloud.
\nGod takes the substance, contours
\nof a man, and keeps them,
\ndying, rising, walking,
\nand still walking
\nwherever there is motion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 
\nexcerpt from the poem, \u201cFeast days\u201d, by Annie Dillard<\/strong>
\npublished in Tickets for a Prayer Wheel<\/a><\/em>
\n <\/p>\n\n

More Annie Dillard<\/strong>
\nThe Holy Other<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Discarded (or misplaced) working boots   (Photo: Irene Bom)     God empties himself into the earth like a cloud. 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