The Glory of Becoming

The Glory of Becoming


The Glory of Becoming
    is not the toil of individual pursuit


The Glory of Becoming
    is the realisation of purpose
        the joy of connection


The slow swell of a roof edge raindrop
    the becoming of an upside-down kingdom
        light and life held in the pregnant pause
And should it fall....
    What then?
        life lost?
            life given?


The Glory of Becoming
    is the coming towards
        elation
            erosion
                the gentle exploration of the in between
bookended by beginning and end


The Glory of Becoming
    lies beneath letters of law
        hidden in the glistening pulse
            of a human heart
                thrilling to freedom's call


The Glory of Becoming
    lifts the shy veil of hope
        and breathes




(c) Jo Pestell 2018: A riff on 2 Corinthians 3.