Site of Thorn Baptist Church, Bedfordshire, England 21st June 20071738 - 2007
This quiet spot,
this quiet evening,
an echo of
“Be still”.
Written on grassy parchment
the resonance of God’s house
from ‘once upon a time’
generations ago.
The only markings left: timeworn gravestones,
foundation indentations,
and a new generation
who worship
occasionally
on this quiet spot
and remember those
whose tears and laughter
lead them to the house of God.
This quiet spot
speaking:
‘with my mouth I will make
Your faithfulness known
through all generations’.*
This quiet spot,
this quiet evening,
an echo of
“Be still”.
Written on grassy parchment
the resonance of God’s house
from ‘once upon a time’
generations ago.
The only markings left: timeworn gravestones,
foundation indentations,
and a new generation
who worship
occasionally
on this quiet spot
and remember those
whose tears and laughter
lead them to the house of God.
This quiet spot
speaking:
‘with my mouth I will make
Your faithfulness known
through all generations’.*
*Psalm 89 v1b
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