Slow Reveal

In chancel shadows

you discover walls that yawn

and floors that creak

beneath the weight of prayers

that were just here

a minute or a century ago.

In chancel shadows

you discover the I Am who is

both Here and Now here

and now in pause and stillness,

here and now in celebration,

here and now in presence

around an altar like a hearth.

In chancel shadows

you discover water streaks

and candles stains

near books and bells

and other things 

that must be touched

always at the speed of soul.

In chancel shadows

you discover the way of Jesus

and how it moves, invisible,

gentle, and at work in this world.

In chancel shadows

you learn to trust 

everything the silence has 

been trying to tell you.